What Not To Do
We posted a job with a salary range of $70,000-75,000. We got a good candidate with great references.
We offered her $78,000 (plus extras, including an in-house health benefit plan of $2400 a year and room for financial growth, plus bonuses).
She turned the job down based on the compensation. Keep in mind, she knew the salary range going in, and applied and interviewed (ie apparently wasted our time) anyway.
Not really sure if she expected us to call her bluff or what but we moved on. A few weeks later, she asked if the job was still available as she had changed her mind.
Even if we hadn't filled it, we were no longer interested. She could have been everything we were looking for and more, and still we would not be interested at that point.