I absolutely disagree that there's nothing that can be done for a company
that exhibits this type of behavior. VOTE WITH YOUR FEET!!! Remember,
we're in a time when demand is high and skills are hard to find. Tell the
company that your previous salary has zero bearing on what you now
expect. If they just want to verify employment, give them the phone number
of HR at your previous employer. If they indicate that your new salary
will be based on your old, that's fine...tell them where to go and then go
get a job with their competitor. Remember....this type of corporate
attitude will permeate your entire employment, not just the hiring
process. Do you really want to work in an environment like that?
The only situation I can imagine where you might actually need/want to
comply with this level of invasiveness is if you're applying for a position
requiring a security clearance (gov't or otherwise). In that scenario, the
pay information should not be used to compute your current salary, but
rather as part of a comprehensive background investigation.
Just my $0.02....
Craig
At 05:59 PM 10/8/2000 -0200, you wrote:
>There is nothing you can do... If you want the job, then play their game.
>When interviewing for noticeably more in salary- it's safer to play offers
>(I have offer from XYZ, for XYZ). @ my old company, I saw handful of people
>inflate their current salaries with the wrong potential employers. Very
>rarely did I see them get the job, & they always walked away feeling as if
>they'd burned bridges. Cisco was one of the companies I particularly
>remember checking in detail...
>
>The whole process is a card game, & you're still required to show a winning
>hand (most of the time) to win the game...
>
>Good Luck !!!
>Phil
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>Subject: Companies requiring proof of previous salary
>
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> >
> > Hey Guys,
> > I recently had an interview with a company that requires proof of
> > my previous salary. I don't want to show them anything about my
> > previous salary. How do you think I can go about it?
> > Thanks
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