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If you want to know the salary of someone you want to hire, you can just ask him... In which way is it hard?
by shin_lao 13y ago
If you want to know the salary of someone you want to hire, you can just ask him... In which way is it hard?
- gaius 13y agoWhy would they tell you? Unless you are in the process of actually making them an offer, you are just some random stranger asking personal questions.
- Bahamut 13y agoIt is one of those potentially awkward questions - a candidate has no obligation to answer that question, and in some cases, I believe it is even illegal to ask.
- drcoopster 13y agoIt's not illegal in the US to ask what a candidate is getting paid, but you also (typically) have no good way to verify their answer.
- scrabble 13y agoIt makes more sense for the person you are asking to lie in order to receive a higher offer. I know I've done that before, even at the negotiating table. "I'm sorry, I can't accept this offer. I'm making more than this currently."