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Subject:Fw: Salary History From:Robert Campbell <rcampbell -at- SYNOMICS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:30:56 +0100
Kristen Lodge wrote:
>There was a job posted where the hiring person is requesting a salary
>history.
>Do they want just a paragraph or something similar to a resume?
>I just don't understand what the format should look like. I've never been
>asked for something like this for any job.
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>Thank you,
>Kristen
My £0.013 worth: Why is salary history considered so important? Surely a
company will pay what they feel the job's worth - why should they care that
you were vastly underpaid at a previous position? Maybe you took the job
because it offered an opportunity for learning, or suited your personal
circumstances at the time. Conversely, just because you're currently on
$100K, should a potential employer be expected to pay way over the odds? At
most interviews I've been on, I've been asked what I expect as a package -
this is a starting point for negotiation and/or haggling - what I currently
earn is no business of anybody's, especially a potential employer...
Robert Campbell
Technical Author
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Synomics Ltd
Compass House
Vision Park
Histon
Cambridge CB4 9AD
UK
Tel: +44 1223 257788
Fax: +44 1223 257888
Email: rcampbell -at- synomics -dot- com
WWW: www.synomics.com
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