RE: Salary issues ( a twist)

[jarnopol <jarnopol -at- interaccess -dot- com>]

>===== Original Message From kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com =====
<snipped>
I'm getting a lot of replies off-list, but I think some are missing my
>point - I must not have worded it well. I'll try again:
>
>During preliminary job interviews (often on the phone, usually conducted
>by an HR person), I _always_ get asked this question:
>
>"How much are you making in your current position?"
>
>What I'm looking for is a way to dodge that question without ruining the
>interview.
<snipped>

During the requisite telephone interview, I tell the person asking this 
question that i'm not prepared to discuss salary at this stage, that's it too 
early to do the money thing when neither of us knows if the position is a fit.
 If they insist, maybe it's not a place I want to be associated with anyway.

just my opinion.

jan
jarnopol -at- interaccess -dot- com



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