> The main question recruiters ask up front about money is: “What are your compensation expectations?” They claim that it’s because they want to make sure that you’re not so far off in your expectations that interviewing with that company would be a waste of time. This is a nonsense reason — very few companies pay so much below market that it would be a nonstarter. Those companies know who they are, and they know to give you a heads up that they pay below market.

This contradict my own experience with companies who pay below market trying to mitigate this by lowballing with an even more below market offer, acting surprised at the market salary you say you're interested in, and then making a show of reaching deep into their coffers to make you a "generous" offer that's closer to (but still below) market.