Being transparent about the salary you are offering is one of the most important steps you can take to get your candidate to say yes to your offer. I had a great conversation with Kerry Hannon for Yahoo Finance on this topic.

“Salary transparency plays a critical role in enabling students and recent graduates to make educated decisions and effectively plan their financial futures,” Valerie Capers Workman, chief legal officer at Handshake, told Yahoo Finance.“Knowing how much you can expect to earn in a certain role, industry, or location helps job seekers determine cost-of-living needs while balancing expenses such as student loans and saving for retirement,” she added.

Read Kerry’s story here.