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Anecdotally, I was recently asked "What was your last salary?" in the first call from a potential employer. When I told them I was only willing to discuss my po
by ThePadawan 6y ago
Anecdotally, I was recently asked "What was your last salary?" in the first call from a potential employer. When I told them I was only willing to discuss my potential future compensation, and not my current one, they immediately declined to interview me further.
A bullet dodged without much effort.
- nextweek2 6y ago>A bullet dodged without much effort. What is interesting is that they probably thought the same thing. They clearly wanted someone that would capitulate to things that were asked of them.
- ThePadawan 6y agoI already emotionally distanced myself from that company completely, but as far as I remember, their representative was "the hiring manager for Engineering", but very far from the Engineering department and very close to HR. I honestly assume they simply selected for (as you said) pushovers or potentially liars.