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So if in negotating that next salary, if asked - "What is your current salary?" You would refuse to disclose it or lie?

• jstx1 4y ago
  Yes, definitely.
• StevenWaterman 4y ago
  Absolutely. My current salary is irrelevant, because you're not competing with that. You're competing with the other places I'm applying.
• stavros 4y ago
  Oh yeah, I treat that question as "what salary would you like?". My current salary is entirely irrelevant, as this question just serves to begin the negotiation, and I sometimes say "it entirely depends on your needs, do you have a range in mind?".
• MrDresden 4y ago
  Never be the first to give a number. Then you have lost the negotiation. An option is to go with something along the lines "I have a number in mind that would satisfy, but as I'm sure you have looked at the market rates I trust you'll make a great offer if in the end you are interested"