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Just to be a devil's advocate here : in a hypothetical scenario wouldn't this allow a candidate to give a fake inflated salary of his past job being well aware
by gordon_freeman 9y ago
Just to be a devil's advocate here : in a hypothetical scenario wouldn't this allow a candidate to give a fake inflated salary of his past job being well aware that it's illegal for recruiter or employer to investigate if this number is true?
Edit: I think I misunderstood the new law proposed here. It is not even legal for employer to ask the salary of past job. In that case this situation would not even occur.
- nuclear_eclipse 9y agoIf the prospective employer can't ask, why would you offer a previous salary in the first place, let alone lie about it? Hiring company states their expected salary range, and you either accept it, reject it, or negotiate for your desired salary.
- joneil 9y agoThe candidate wouldn't need to give a fake inflated salary... the company isn't allowed to ask about salary history at all. Even if they weren't, I don't see any real trouble with your scenario (other than that I think establishing a pattern of lying in a relationship so early probably isn't great). But if my last job underpaid me, and now I want to earn market rate... I'd be grateful to not have to answer questions about my previous salary.
- monocasa 9y agoWhy is the candidate even being asked this question in this case? Also, your hypothetical situation is happening already.