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ericl
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Is it legal for a perspective employer to ask what your current salary is at your present employer? It seems unethical, either over the phone or in person in the interview, especially when it is the first-third question they ask. Scenario:
prosp employer: 1. Why are you looking for employment elsewhere? fair enough question
2. When will you be laid off? 1/15/00, fair enough
3. What is your current salary?
My questions are is this legal?
If so, how do I best handle this tactfully? Give range of salaries, depends on benefits, in keeping with market average for position, etc?
Seems unethical to me. I feel like I am put on the spot, because I want the interview, but if I got the offer, do not want to be told here is what we are offering, and it being a low salary on purpose to see if I bite.
thank you for any one who reads this and responds to all my questions.
ericl
prosp employer: 1. Why are you looking for employment elsewhere? fair enough question
2. When will you be laid off? 1/15/00, fair enough
3. What is your current salary?
My questions are is this legal?
If so, how do I best handle this tactfully? Give range of salaries, depends on benefits, in keeping with market average for position, etc?
Seems unethical to me. I feel like I am put on the spot, because I want the interview, but if I got the offer, do not want to be told here is what we are offering, and it being a low salary on purpose to see if I bite.
thank you for any one who reads this and responds to all my questions.
ericl