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Current salary disclosure |
| Message Name: |
Salary? |
| Date Posted: |
07/04/2006 |
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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: |
I've been to lots of interviews and had lots of phone screens. I have rarely had the luxury of being able to not give them a number. If it's a hiring manager or company recruiter, they say something like, "our policy requires they you state your salary requirments or we cannot continue the interview process." Headhunters usually want a range to shoot for so they are not wasting your time trying for jobs that are below the range that you would accept. I think this idea of salary negotiation is becoming a little old fashioned, at least in the Engineering profession.
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