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Re:What to Say When You're Asked for Your Salary History by twblalock on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:35PM (#24901058)
If they hire you and find out you lied, they might fire you. Some companies, particularly larger ones, will fire people for any lies on their job application or background check, as a matter of HR policy.

So, don't lie. Just refuse to tell them your salary history and talk about your expectations instead. If that negotiating approach causes you to lose that job opportunity then you were probably asking for more than they were willing to pay, and you probably weren't going to get it anyway.

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Re:What to Say When You're Asked for Your Salary History by MisterBastahrd on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:40PM (#24901121)
Given that they are never going to go to your previous employer and ask them what you made, there's nothing to lose there. Anyone who does ask something like that isn't someone anyone wants to work for anyway.

Always add 10-20%. If they like you, they will offer you and you can negotiate from there.

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Re:What to Say When You're Asked for Your Salary History by seneca on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:58PM (#24901300)
They don't get the info from your previous employer, they get it from your previous payroll processor. Many payroll processing companies happily sell your financial history, which is made available to your new employer via most background check companies.
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