Why I'm worth more now than my salary history  I have been in the position of being asked for my salary history at an interview for a new job. Refusing to give it did not seem like a good idea, but ...

Not Sharing Has its Risks  For almost every position that I've held in my adult life, I have been asked to provide information about my previous salary, either on the application ...

Demands for Salary History sometimes painful  As a human resource professional, sometimes asking for salary history from perspective employees can be painful, not only for the candidate but for human ...

Why not? They would find out sooner or later..   I actually worked for a company that required to see my salary history. I agreed, and let me tell you why. I`m from Romania, and here every person that ...

Salary History from the HR side  Sometimes HR asks for verification of salary when the applicant seems to be expecting an inflated salary based on previous employment. We have had applicants ...

Just another employment strategy like any other  I've worked for a company which has engaged in this practice, and as a member of the management, would use prior salary information where I could get it ...

Don't Ask Me If I Can't Ask You  I have always been told, "Don't ask about salary in the first interview." This general rule has proven true over time and in different agency settings....

A sales manager's perspective...  I think there are two main reasons salary information is requested. The article points out the first; laziness. It's much easier to figure out how much ...

Each case is different. Join us, don't comply, and prosper!  I have never complied with salary history requests, no matter how intimidating the language. Each hiring situation is different, and so is its corresponding ...

First Test of Employability - Be Honest  I recently applied to a job at a United Nations agency. I knew the application process was bureaucratic but I did not quite expect the length of detail ...

I would not  I personally move to the next ad whenever I see send salary history in an advertisement. I would not (knowingly) work for an employer that requested salary ...

I would not work for company demanding compensation history?  i would not work for a company asking for my pay history because this gives them the right to offer you a lower wage than they are expected to pay. Employers ...

We all have, in some form, had that happen  I thought about it and realized that is basically what we do every time we fill out an application for a job. It says it right on the application under ...

Headhunted Again?  I worked for a company where they really exploited their staff and I knew I was being paid around £10K less than the market rate for my role, despite being ...