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As a hirer, I'll always ask what they make now. But I'll also ask are they happy with that salary. There's no point using it as a basis if they are not, but i
by redguava 13y ago
As a hirer, I'll always ask what they make now. But I'll also ask are they happy with that salary.
There's no point using it as a basis if they are not, but if they are, it's a good starting point.
- laureny 13y ago> As a hirer, I'll always ask what they make now. How would you react if the candidate gave you the answer I typically give in this situation? ("my current salary is irrelevant, here is how much I want")
- redguava 13y agoI'd be fine with that. It's used as a discussion point to arrive at a salary the person is happy with. If your original salary isn't one you want to base it off, that's ok.
- mattlutze 13y agoThat's admirable. It's unfortunate that a majority of the money discussion folks in HR will end the conversation if a candidate doesn't give a current salary.
- zerr 13y agoDuring the last decade I changed several jobs. For each next job I managed to get 3-4x of my previous salary. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't happen if I had disclosed my previous salary.
- e12e 13y agoFor each next job? So if you started at 20k, and by several you mean 3, and by 3-4x you mean 3, that's still an impressive trajectory (20k to 180k in a decade). Even more so if you started at 40k, changed job 4 times and quadrupled each time..? I think you're doing more things right than just not mentioning your previous salary...