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Current salary disclosure |
| Message Name: |
How to reply to this type of salary request? |
| Date Posted: |
06/08/2006 |
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I was recently contacted by a recruiter about a position. He asked me for my current salary. I went an answer I had seen on this site?? that I would prefer to wait until a mutual interest had been established before disclosing that info. He wrote back saying he was reviewing a # of resumes for the positions and needs to know not only my current salary but also my salary when I started with the company. Honestly I still would rather not disclose the info?? would I hurt my chances with the job if I don??t disclose the salary? Issue is also I don??t really know the recruiter and I don??t remember sending him my resume although I have just started a job search and have sent it to other recruiters??
Thanks much for any advice/thoughts??
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| Message: |
It looks like when you say 'recruiters', you refer to headhunters. If so, the recruiter seems to be narrowing down the candidate pool. So this recruiter may not seem to be too helpful for you. If you do some research and have an idea about the market pay, give your expectation based on the market. Your salary histories should be less relavant than your qualifications.
My two cents.
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