I am currently employed by a company that probably pays its IT staff in the lower 20% of the normal IT salary range. After a number of years of not getting ahead, I am looking for a move to get ahead.
However, one thing I find is that many of the Hiring managers out there are always asking for your Salary history and it is even on their application forms.
In one interview I went on the interviewer asked me out right why I was looking for a 20% increase.
In my opinion, my salary history has no bearing on the job hiring/salary negotiation process and that one should be paid according to your skills and what you bring to the table and what the job market dictates is the current salary range for the position you are being hired for.
My questions to you all are… Is it appropriate and alright to decline to share one’s salary history with a prospective employer? If so, how can you do it without creating an unnecessary issue out of it?
BroncoManiac