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i haven't been on the market for ever. i have a question.

do you lie about your current salary at an interview? what if they call to check? do they usually?

Всегда!!!!

How can they check? It's confidential between you and your employer. Never had that problem anyway.

yeah I lied before. Yeah Gaby is right, they are not allowed to ask your previous employer how much you made.

never do what? lie about how much you make?

ofcourse. by at least 30%

My previous employer's HR actually asked and got an answer. It was very uncomfartable situation.

Ritulka Wrote:My previous employer's HR actually asked and got an answer. It was very uncomfartable situation.

they asked the HR of the previous job or you? cuz i thought it was confidential info... no?

well they are allowed to ask
your previous job not suppose to answer...however, in my case they did. What can you do?
Fortunately, the new boss just said " you wewre grossly underpaid" and gave me a huge raise, but it was still very uncomfartable/

Ritulka Wrote:Fortunately, the new boss just said " you wewre grossly underpaid" and gave me a huge raise

niiiiiiiiiiiice!

On an application form the employer can ask anything they want...you don't have to legally answer, however by not answering a question, you potentially could be pissing off the person in charge of hiring, especially if there are dozens of applications for the postition.

About the salary, I knew of this one girl who applied for a postion, she was very qualified, smart, (model material-not that that matters), but the mistake she made is she put down a high expected wage. (which is what her teacher told her in school) The person hiring got the impression that this girl was expecting way too much, and never hired her.

Conclusion...salary is not the main thing. Happiness and job satisfaction are number 1. I would let the employer determine the salary, get your foot in the door, see how the job is going. Make sure that your boss looks at you as an asset for the company, and I am sure you will do well both emotionally and financially in the company.

good advice, Dave! i completely agree!

CMETAHbKA Wrote:

Ritulka Wrote:Fortunately, the new boss just said " you wewre grossly underpaid" and gave me a huge raise

niiiiiiiiiiiice!

lol well i was, and I knew it because every jpb i intervied for salary range was much higher then what I was getting.

I completely disagree. Are we 16 looking for an internship? How many people here giving an opportunity to be financially happy without working wouldn’t take it?
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[FONT=Times New Roman]I think that advice I outdated and impractical. Yes unemployment rates are high and job market is a bit shaky. However, most of the people on this forum have at last BA or BS degree, some higher education. Some are in debt for their school; others bought real estate, cars or have family they need to support. There is a huge difference between overpricing yourself and naming your salary.

One of the first things I ask is the salary range. If it is way below my expectation I politely decline. Of course, there are things such as great benefits and others that can outweigh a higher pay. Nevertheless, I am not going to work for pennies jut to “ get my foot in the door”. Most of us here are senior level positions, so it is unnecessary to make those sacrifices. Just keep looking.

You have to remember that the market is different for different fields. For example, the higher qualified, the less people do that job hence the higher the expected wage. It's based on supply and demand. The reason the average MD does well is because per capita there are only a few. If there was a MD on every corner or hospital, the fees for their medical services would drop.

If the employer puts an ad out, and gets 500 applications for the postition, he/she can determine the rate of pay in the application form. If the majority of applicants in the field say they will work for 20-25 dollars/hour, and you put 35 dollars per hour, you better have a good reason for demanding so much.....if you can not, then you probably won't even get an interview. Now on the other hand, if you have experience, or are in high demand because you have something the other 499 applicants don't have..the employer may just hire you! Remember, he/she is looking at you as an investment in the company, and wants his company to be ahead of his/her competition....

:-)

ps-How's it going "T"? ;-)

on that note how's the babysitter doing? is she behaving?

I agree with that never overprice yourself.