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re: Do you ask candidates for employment about their salary in their current job?
Posted on 1/31/19 at 3:13 am to baybeefeetz
Posted on 1/31/19 at 3:13 am to baybeefeetz
No, I wouldn't do that.
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Posted on 1/31/19 at 3:14 am to jeffsdad
Might ask them about shift diff, weekend diff or something like that tho.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 3:35 am to jeffsdad
Coming from the oil field it sucks when they ask this bc then they think you’re all about the money and you won’t take the pay cut to work at this new job. I’d gladly take a pay cut to be home every night.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 6:53 am to baybeefeetz
I got asked about my last three salaries on my current job's application. No idea why, because they hired 10 of us for the same exact amount
Posted on 1/31/19 at 6:55 am to baybeefeetz
I've always been asked what I am looking for. If someone is a fry cook at McDonald's and is asking for $150k a year, no need to continue or even interview that person.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 6:57 am to baybeefeetz
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And that question is legal everywhere. Seems like what you can expect to get you will get with that question.
Not legal in New York (I think)
Posted on 1/31/19 at 6:57 am to thelawnwranglers
You can’t ask what range they’re looking for? bullshite.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 6:59 am to baybeefeetz
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You can’t ask what range they’re looking for? bullshite.
You can't ask what they make now
If you have balls you wouldn't answer what you make now
Lazy HR work if they do that
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:01 am to baybeefeetz
My current job did. I lied. They based my offer off of it. I laughed.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:07 am to jrowla2
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Coming from the oil field it sucks when they ask this bc then they think you’re all about the money and you won’t take the pay cut to work at this new job. I’d gladly take a pay cut to be home every night.
To each his own. I look forward to moving every so often. I'm actually pushing for my next project to be somewhere overseas (industrial construction). Granted, I am single with no kids and only 30 so I want to see the world, make the additional income and get the hell out of LA (for a few years).
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:10 am to baybeefeetz
no one's ever asked me what my current salary is. only what my desired range would be. I usually reply with my current salary and what it would take to get me to switch jobs.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:17 am to baybeefeetz
I interviewed someone who was looking for $10-12 per hour. I ultimately went with someone else, but I planned on paying $14/hr for the position even though she expected less.
Other places/people would have taken advantage of her lower ask.
Other places/people would have taken advantage of her lower ask.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:25 am to baybeefeetz
Most companies require you to fill out their online application. Your salary requirements/expected range is usually one of the questions and most of the time it is a required answer. I think it's BS to ask that question if they are not providing the salary range of the position I am applying for. I understand they don't want to waste their time with candidates, but I wouldn't pass up on at least having a phone interview with a good candidate because his salary range didn't fall within what the company had budgeted. The applicant usually doesn't know the bonus structure, medical and retirement package when they are filling the online information out.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:49 am to baybeefeetz
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Do you also think the range is a bullshite question? Sometimes you want to just know if the person is on the same planet as you in terms of pay for the role.
Why not just tell them what you are offering and see if they are interested? You can't tell me that you would offer more than they were willing to take. Why create a low bidder situation?
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:52 am to Norla
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Most companies require you to fill out their online application. Your salary requirements/expected range is usually one of the questions and most of the time it is a required answer.
Just put negotiable.
I don't mind telling my salary when interviewing because I know the field and the market (I've been working in the same line of work for about 8 years now and I feel like I'm fairly compensated). In my line of work no one is going to be paying outrageously more or less, unless it's due to cost of living of that particular area.
In general I do think it's a bullshite question and the employer is generally attempting to screw over the potential employee at worst, or eliminate them from consideration at best. If you're hiring for a position you have a budget for that position, unless you're part of some Mickey Mouse frickery.
This post was edited on 1/31/19 at 7:53 am
Posted on 1/31/19 at 8:01 am to baybeefeetz
Oh shut the frick up. The only reason an employer asks how much you make at your current job is to see if they can gain leverage.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 8:07 am to Peazey
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Oh shut the frick up. The only reason an employer asks how much you make at your current job is to see if they can gain leverage.
Well, you should know your worth first off. If I was looking for a new job because I hated or got laid off from my current job, yes, the new company has some leverage, but that doesn't mean you have to accept any less money. If the company sought after you, you have the leverage to make a significant jump from your current position.
As a rule of thumb, I would always put the bottom of my range at my current salary or lie and say my current is slightly above what it is. Depending on your situation, this can give you some wiggle room to at worst get your current salary.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 8:09 am to slackster
When I was interviewing for my current job, the boss asked me what I was making at the previous job, and what would I expect at this one. I told him " I was making X, but the lowest I'll go would be X-3." He responded by saying " Well what if we just pay you X?" I started the next day.
I should have high-balled.
I should have high-balled.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 8:33 am to baybeefeetz
I’ve been asked that question for my last theee jobs. I feel like it gives me more room to negotiate. I handled/handle it by finding the national average for that particular job/experience level and give them a number a decent amount higher than that. Then negotiate from there. frick giving them my current salary.
That’s worked out well so far.
That’s worked out well so far.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 8:36 am to Powerman
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The employer knows the range better than the perspective employee. They should make that range clear and transparent before wasting anyone's time.
Employer asking for your current salary: Looking for a deal.
Employer frowns when you tell them your current salary: They don't have the money.
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