disclosing salary info to interviewers

[PricklyPete]

I don't think you have an option here...if you were to still withhold that information, you're guaranteed to not get the job.

 

[KeithTalent]

We always get HR to ask for a an expected range so we can weed out the people that are way off from what we are willing to pay. We do not ask what a previous job has paid though; seems a bit personal, but I guess it's not that much different than what we do.

KT

 

[child of wonder]

Well in my case, I had a job and was just looking at options, so I was under no pressure to actually land the job. I normally wouldn't have been that rude in return, but they really set me off with their questions ("Which ONE would you hire if twins applied and they were EXACTLY the same in every respect?") and condescending answers. I mean, who the fuck did this guy think he was?

(the answer from Mr. Asshole Director, by the way, was "Both." Uh, no dumbshit, you explicitly said: Which ONE, meaning you had 1 job req)

To this day, I will NOT buy products from the aforementioned company even though they are huge and make tons of PC products. I figured if they're that incompetent in their IT department and treat people like that, they can find business elsewhere.

One funny part that I forgot was when I got to the facility, I talked to the HR rep first. She mentioned "Uh, yeah, we make these power strips for Stanley and they just rebrand them." So when I got to the interview with the IT director and manager and they asked me what I knew about the company and what surprised me, I said "Yeah, I learned that you guys actually make Stanley branded power strips." The IT director ARGUED with me for five minutes about that, even though I apologized and said "Oh, I'm sorry, that is just what the HR lady and I discussed and she was the one who told me that." He even argued that she said that! That alone was probably was the last straw and that was within the first 10 minutes of talking to them.

Good for you.

Too many people treat jobs and dating like you need to take the first available option that's open to you. When someone is confident in their abilities and knows they're worth something, you suddenly don't have the time or patience to put up with the disrespect, minutia, and bullshit you see at so many companies and become picky about where you want to work instead of just applying, get an offer, accept.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Good for you.

Too many people treat jobs and dating like you need to take the first available option that's open to you. When someone is confident in their abilities and knows they're worth something, you suddenly don't have the time or patience to put up with the disrespect, minutia, and bullshit you see at so many companies and become picky about where you want to work instead of just applying, get an offer, accept.

As long as I live, I will NEVER forget the expression on their faces when I told them that their help desk customer sat score sucked and asked their plan for improving it. They were completely and totally shocked and it was GREAT. They just stuttered and stammered around trying to come up with an answer.

I mean come on, I was just trying to better myself and get a new job. Was it necessary to try to make me feel bad? What relevance was the "Who would you hire?" question, as I would not have been a hiring manager?