This is my standard recommended answer: "I'm not comfortable sharing that information [my current salary]. I'd prefer to focus on the value I can add to your c

This is my standard recommended answer: "I'm not comfortable sharing that information [my current salary]. I'd prefer to focus on the value I can add to your company and learn more about this opportunity. I want this to be a big step forward for me in terms of both responsibility and compensation." You can obviously adjust it for your own situation, but the idea is "I'm not comfortable telling you my current or desired salary. Let's keep going, please." I call this "The Dreaded Salary Question" and you can see a better clip and a lengthy Q&A on this specific question in this salary negotiation workshop I did in Orlando last week: http://bit.ly/21zFG5q http://bit.ly/21zFG5q