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They keep it hidden for several reasons, though in reality they boil down trying to pay you as little as possible. -They hope to wow you with the position so y
by mhurron 13y ago
They keep it hidden for several reasons, though in reality they boil down trying to pay you as little as possible.
-They hope to wow you with the position so you'll accept a pay lower than you wanted. This doesn't work when the salary range is listed up front and is so low you won't bother to respond.
-They're going to base their offer on how much you make now. This works when you're trying to move up in your career, they can offer you a little more then you make now but not as much as if you're already getting paid well. Again, they lose this position if they're up front with their range.
- laureny 13y agoGood points, but personally, I have never played along with the "We'll pay you just a bit more than what you are making right now". When the question "How much do you make right now?" comes up in an interview, I answer "How much I make right now is irrelevant, here is how much I want if I'll be working for you" (said with more tact, obviously).
- _sh 13y ago"Unfortunately my current employment contract precludes me from discussing my salary. I'm sure you understand and have similar policies yourself. However, a ballpark figure would be north of $[desired-salary]."
- laureny 13y agoThat's a great answer which should kill any further question in that area instantly, I'll make sure to remember that. Thanks!
- redguava 13y agoAs a hirer, I'll always ask what they make now. But I'll also ask are they happy with that salary. There's no point using it as a basis if they are not, but if they are, it's a good starting point.
- laureny 13y ago> As a hirer, I'll always ask what they make now. How would you react if the candidate gave you the answer I typically give in this situation? ("my current salary is irrelevant, here is how much I want")
- redguava 13y agoI'd be fine with that. It's used as a discussion point to arrive at a salary the person is happy with. If your original salary isn't one you want to base it off, that's ok.
- mattlutze 13y agoThat's admirable. It's unfortunate that a majority of the money discussion folks in HR will end the conversation if a candidate doesn't give a current salary.
- zerr 13y agoDuring the last decade I changed several jobs. For each next job I managed to get 3-4x of my previous salary. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't happen if I had disclosed my previous salary.
- e12e 13y agoFor each next job? So if you started at 20k, and by several you mean 3, and by 3-4x you mean 3, that's still an impressive trajectory (20k to 180k in a decade). Even more so if you started at 40k, changed job 4 times and quadrupled each time..? I think you're doing more things right than just not mentioning your previous salary...
- Pro777 13y agoAn easy out when asked about current salary is to simply say "my contract does not allow me to discuss my compensation."