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Here's my unvarnished opinion as a former recruiter turned developer... You would have to be a complete and utter moron to truthfully relate your current or fo

Here's my unvarnished opinion as a former recruiter turned developer... You would have to be a complete and utter moron to truthfully relate your current or former pay history to a potential employer. There are two primary things that they are doing when they ask for your salary history: 1. They want to know whether they can get you for cheap 2. They want to know the rates that the market is setting for a person of your talent level You never have to be truthful about what you were paid and why you left unless you are in a profession that requires such information to be disclosed. Add 20% and let them negotiate you down to what you are willing to move for. Any employer that isn't competent enough to price your talent versus the market is an employer who will screw you over in the future.

cushychicken 5y ago
This guy recruits. Talk to recruiters like you cultivate mushrooms. Feed em shit, and keep em in the dark.
BizarroLand 5y ago
What I do is combine all of my current salary & benefits (including counting my PTO as additional "base" salary) and then round that up to the nearest $2.5k. I have that number ready so that if I mention my previous salary I have a number that amounts to the value of my current or previous job to me to set the base for the upcoming one. Example: If your salary is $25/hr with 2 weeks PTO and other Perks valued at 5% annual salary (401k matching, health insurance, work perks like food or discounts, etc.) That is $52k + $2k + ~$3k = ~$57k rounded up to $57.5k is the "Previous" annual salary I would represent. That poses you as someone who would "jump ship" for $60k + similar benefits when in reality it would be a 15% pay raise to have the same benefits + an additional $8k a year. It's a win all around. The recruiter thinks they're getting a deal, you know you're getting a deal, and everyone is happy and no one is the wiser.

cushychicken 5y ago

This guy recruits. Talk to recruiters like you cultivate mushrooms. Feed em shit, and keep em in the dark.

BizarroLand 5y ago

What I do is combine all of my current salary & benefits (including counting my PTO as additional "base" salary) and then round that up to the nearest $2.5k. I have that number ready so that if I mention my previous salary I have a number that amounts to the value of my current or previous job to me to set the base for the upcoming one. Example: If your salary is $25/hr with 2 weeks PTO and other Perks valued at 5% annual salary (401k matching, health insurance, work perks like food or discounts, etc.) That is $52k + $2k + ~$3k = ~$57k rounded up to $57.5k is the "Previous" annual salary I would represent. That poses you as someone who would "jump ship" for $60k + similar benefits when in reality it would be a 15% pay raise to have the same benefits + an additional $8k a year. It's a win all around. The recruiter thinks they're getting a deal, you know you're getting a deal, and everyone is happy and no one is the wiser.