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Should you tell Amazon your current salary?
Your Amazon recruiter will often ask for your salary history, or at least your current salary if it’s legal where they are. Do not tell them your current salary. They will also usually ask for your salary expectations.
Should you tell recruiter your current salary?
When recruiters are considering potential candidates for a position, they need to know the candidate’s salary to see if they are a fit for the position. If you refuse to reveal your salary, then not only are you wasting your own time, but you’re also wasting the recruiter’s time.
Can you lie about current salary?
Just because it’s a ‘done thing’ though, doesn’t mean it’s right. Lying about your salary in order to achieve more money from a new employer can backfire.
What do you say when a recruiter asks for salary information?
Some recruiters will say “I can’t represent if you won’t give up your salary information” and if they say that, you can say “Great, I have lots to do and I’m sure you do too, so I’ll get off the phone now” and hang up.
Is it common to provide recruiters with salary ranges?
That is why it is also common to provide recruiters with salary ranges and not the exact salary details and components. The same is try for work results like internal presentations, market reviews and more. What does it mean when HR has asked for a salary slip before rolling out an offer letter?
Do recruiters need to know if you have a pay slip?
No one else has any need to know and it’s none of their business. There’s all kinds of personal information on that pay slip that can be used (read sold) and recruiters farm this information as people in general don’t know any better.
Should you include your salary range in your job ads?
Transparency and trust cut both ways. No recruiter would ever have to ask a job-seeker for his or her salary information if the employer had only included the salary range in the job ad!