definitely don't over egg current salary

I'm aware of a few cases where the new employer found out and used it as an opportunity to bin the employee.

Nothing wrong with being open about it but asking for more anyway - current salary is far less important than the market rate for your skills/experience, and they will already have a decent idea of how much it is going to cost them to fill that role and the budget will have been set aside on that basis.

I think for my last interview I just said I was currently on something well below market rate, and that the desire for better pay was one of the reasons for applying to their firm in the first place.

Posted By: CWC on July 1st 2014 at 11:24:27

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Wrath board advice... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 1, 09:37:58
- State your existing only, will immediately set a bar. (General Chat) - trianglepatch, Jul 1, 20:32:19
- Tell them you want to keep everything that the punters stuff into your G-string (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 1, 10:16:05
  - ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 1, 10:32:13
  - Oh I did and they're totally cool about it... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 1, 10:21:04
  - ^^^this is how it starts (n/m) (General Chat) - gregory abbott, Jul 1, 10:20:49
- I would think that the factor to consider (General Chat) - norway, Jul 1, 09:56:05
  - definitely don't over egg current salary (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 1, 11:24:27
  - Good advice! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jul 1, 10:18:01
  - Thanks... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 1, 10:04:58
    - No probs (General Chat) - norway, Jul 1, 10:07:21
      - Feel the Force, Dandy, trust yourself (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 1, 10:18:42
- 3 is right (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 1, 09:50:00
  - Thanks OM... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 1, 10:03:24
- I always say that I earn x, and that I wouldn't consider a cut to that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 1, 09:42:41
  - Thanks. Are you not self employed? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 1, 09:43:48
    - No, never. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 1, 09:45:16

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