[ale] recruiter salary questions

[Matty]

I read a good book on negotiation once. Always skirt the compensation
issue until you have sold yourself, and the interview is finished. Once
you have proven your worth, the salary is easier to bear. Most HR types
would weed out ppl if they knew what they were asking.

- Ryan

On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 15:37, Kilroy, Chris wrote:
> it happens, but i think it is inappropriate for an interviewer to ask you about compensation before an interview.  so i have no problem with being creative in representing your compensation to a recruiter/potential employer.  I'm sure in many cases they aren't going to be 100% honest with you about what they really have budgeted for the position, etc.   
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>  I don't think there is anyway for a recruiter or company to research your pay history save calling your previous emplyer and asking.  Most employers would balk at giving that sort of info out I would hope.
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Bigg Head [ mailto:b1gh34d at yahoo.com <mailto:b1gh34d at yahoo.com> ] 
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 3:27 PM 
> To: ale at ale.org 
> Subject: [ale] recruiter salary questions 
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> anyone know the legality of inflating your salary when 
> questioned by a recruiter? 
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> So, say you are making 50k, tell a recruiter you're 
> making 55k, and the company comes back with an offer 
> of 60k, which you accept. 
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> can this come back to byte u?  do companies typically 
> research your pay history after hiring you?  is this 
> illegal?  is it grounds for termination? 
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> my stance is that I should be able to tell them 
> anything I want...but i could be wrong as usual ;-P. 
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> thx, 
> bigg 
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