Originally posted by John Dale:
As I recall, job applications often ask for a salary history. As you suggesting it works to just skip that?
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Originally posted by Reid M. Pinchback:
There are financial companies that won't hire without the information. Unless it recently changed its policies, Fidelity was a real stickler for accurate salary history and it was part of the information that their security department verified. They would actually fire you for an inaccurate salary history! Of course, you can decide not to work for an employer that requires information you don't think they are entitled to, which is why I declined their offer.
Originally posted by Mark Herschberg:
This is a different issue. First, of course, you should never lie with any information you give during an interview, because it is grounds for dismissal. (Better yet, simply never lie, ever.)
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Originally posted by Reid M. Pinchback:
Actually, my concern was for a different reason.
Originally posted by Simon Lee:
In the UK employers are allowed to ask your previous employer for the start and finish dates of your employment as well as your salary. So you should be honest.
Originally posted by Jim Baiter:
There are employers in the U.S. whose policy is to only say if the person worked there and if so to give only the dates the person worked there. I know this because my current employer has this policy.
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Originally posted by Mark Herschberg:
Have you ever been asked, during an interview: "What did you make at your last job?"
DO NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION
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Originally posted by Mark Herschberg:
Second, game theory aside, there's a principle here. Why do they need to know? Presumably the person hiring you is a competant hiring manager. He should be able to evaluate your worth based on your skill set and what you can do for his organization. He should not need to rely on what someone else paid you. If he cannot do this, I question is managerial abilities.
Originally posted by Shura Balaganov:
Tough thing to do - not to answer this.
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Originally posted by Ilja Preuss:
Certainly simply not to answer isn't the best advice. So what should you say?
Perhaps the best would be to openly state you don't think that your new salary should be based on the old one and you wonder what else they might want this information for?
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Evansville, Indiana, USA
Originally posted by Kevin Thompson:
Mark: I agree with you - but what is a real world response? How do you personally reapond? Please give me some examples here.
John Coxey
Evansville, Indiana, USA
For the record, most of these arguments apply to the question "What are you looking for in terms of salary?" Obviously not all, and you need to tailor the answer a little to better fit the question.
--Mark
John Coxey
Evansville, Indiana, USA
John Coxey
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Originally posted by John Coxey:
Kevin:
Thank for the clarification.
I have just been a standard W2 Employee.
I don't have enough experience yet (or so I feel) to do the independent contrator thing. Would not mind eventually doing the independent corporate trainer thing someday.
John Coxey
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Why do they need to know? Presumably the person hiring you is a competant hiring manager. He should be able to evaluate your worth based on your skill set and what you can do for his organization. He should not need to rely on what someone else paid you. If he cannot do this, I question is managerial abilities.
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Originally posted by yidanneuG ninaV:
What is the "standard W2 Employee"?
I also have seen, but cannot find just now post, such terms as "401K" and "NDA". What are they?
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Originally posted by Jasper Vader:
"both of us being professionals, we should have a general idea of what the job is worth in today's current market".. etc.
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Originally posted by Shivani Agarwal:
I donno about in the US but, this is a big problem here in India. Your present salary is decide based only on your previous salary, we have to provide them our last pay slip for proof.I will this is so unfair, because if u are working in a small company for ur fast job then ur future is not so bright, as the offers u get are lesser than others u worked in a big company with a good pay. We cannot avoid this and so there is no other way but to accept whatever they offer.
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