News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:What to Say When You're Asked for Your Salary History by biztos on Monday October 26, 2020 @05:12PM (#24901474)
I think that’s still a play to put them at a negotiating disadvantage.

If I say “500” and you can only offer 400 but I might actually take 300 because it’s an interesting job, how does this continue?

Re:What to Say When You're Asked for Your Salary History by hodgesrm on Monday October 26, 2020 @06:30PM (#24902284)
That happens reasonably often. If it's close enough and the candidate seems to be a good fit in other ways, I go ahead on the assumption that we can work something out when the time comes.

If they are outside the budget I usually just move on. It's not worth trying to beat candidates down on price. I want excellent people on the team who think they made a great move by joining us. If the goal is just cheap labor, it's way more effective to hire in less expensive markets.

Just my $0.02.