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At most companies, lying on your application is immediate cause for
termination if they ever find out.
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From: Kelly Williamson [mailto:kwcwtech -at- iwaynet -dot- net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:53 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Salary (Was Newbie/Tight Market)
It is my understanding that, in the US, potential employers can ask your
previous employer to *verify* a figure; however, the previous employer
cannot offer it up if you have not provided a figure to verify. In other
words, it would be much better to not give a figure at all than it would be
to make one up--the first they can't do anything about, while they can prove
you're lying with the latter.
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