How do you answer this question by new employer..." what was your last salary", do you lie?

[Rawtid]

In Alabama, all they can inquire from your previous company is your duration of employment....Don't think they can ask what your salary was

They can here. They ask duration, job title and salary.

 

[beenz]

I also use the app "glassdoor" and look up the company before hand to see kinda what the pay range is for the job. and if the company ain't in there, I try to find a similar company in order to find out how much I can reasonably ask for without being outrageous.

 

[skeetsinternal]

I lie every time. and usually it works.

how can they check my past salary? they pulling up my tax returns and what not?

Yea, I figure they investigate then thru discovery of your tax returns find out your income from past jobs

 

[Silkk]

Lie My Ass Off

 

[smoove157]

this also all depends highly on the field you work in.

i do sales where you get base + commision, so it can all vary wildly

 

[Human Torch]

I also use the app "glassdoor" and look up the company before hand to see kinda what the pay range is for the job. and if the company ain't in there, I try to find a similar company in order to find out how much I can reasonably ask for without being outrageous.

every.single.time.

 

[Desirous]

I highball...always highball.

 

[Desirous]

Yea, I figure they investigate then thru discovery of your tax returns find out your income from past jobs

Ain't nobody got time for that.

 

[dBoyFresh*212]

You should Definately lie about your salary. Come to think of it my hole resume is a lie

 

[Diondon]

I embellish a little

 

[King Poetic]

all depends on the company u applied to.

some companies will go by industry standards in that particular field to determine your salary.

 

[Chris.B]

Yea, I figure they investigate then thru discovery of your tax returns find out your income from past jobs

if it aint a clearance job, they don't usually go that far. You an always use the bonus option to make up for the difference when they ask.

As you can tell some of us are a pro at this

 

[itsyoung!!]

I tell them the truth. My old salary has jack shyt to do with the one I'm currently asking for.

 

[AtomicUse]

If you don't use glassdoor to check the salary range of the new company, please start doing so.

Off hand, I know a guy who got a call for a new job and when they asked him about his current salary, he lied to the moon, and they went and topped the imaginary figure to get him onboard.

My mans literally doubled his salary in one month.

 

[itsyoung!!]

I lie every time. and usually it works.

how can they check my past salary? they pulling up my tax returns and what not?

they cant

all a new employer can do is answer yes or no to rather you worked there, they cant say anything else.