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Post #5,331 by tuberculosis 8/15/01 6:44:05 PM Reply	I never do Not on the app. Maybe late in the interview process when I've got them hooked. But generally not there either. The reason I usually give is: The work you want me to do is very different than the work I am doing now (or just finished) so any comparison would be meaningless. Once I applied for a gig with Martin Marietta and the hiring manager thought I was asking for a lot (Hey, quality isn't cheap) but he was willing to pay it if I could show I made within 10% of that number last year. I gave him my reason and he said he still needed confirmation as a policy so I whipped out my paystub, backing up my claim. So now he's eager to hire me as a senior person and pitching the great work environment - so I told him I wouldn't work for someone who insisted on invading my privacy that way and maybe his company ought to rethink their policies as it was costing them their best candidates. Adios! Its none of their business. You cost what you cost.
Post #5,336 by Ashton 8/15/01 7:03:32 PM Reply	Bravo. Lots of niggling personal invasions would be nipped cold if only a few.. had balls. Have some stories too, but irrelevant.. Kudos!
Post #5,339 by admin 8/15/01 8:05:04 PM Reply	Excellent. :-) Another way to get around it (usually true): "My previous salary is company confidential information per their employee manual. I can't tell you." Regards, -scott anderson
Post #5,503 by bconnors 8/16/01 9:15:23 PM Reply	My previous employer's take What my former employer, an extremely larger maufacturer of PCs and servers headquartered in Round Rock, TX, has instituted is a 1-888 number for your potential future employer to call to inquire about your work history. After they enter your SSN, they are given the option, AT THE LOW PRICE OF $9.95, to hear a recorded voice confirm that you were once an employee of theirs, and to give out the start and end dates of your employ. (It's $1 dollar cheaper if they access it through some website.) OR, they can pay much more (something like $19 or $25) to access your SALARY HISTORY...but they can only do that after you set up an "Account" in the system and give your potential future employer the password. Now, how many companies are going to PAY to find out you actually worked somewhere previously? BConnors "Prepare for metamorphosis. Ready, Kafka?"
Post #5,548 by Ashton 8/17/01 12:25:55 AM Reply	Are you saying this is the only way they will simply confirm employment? ACLU next, would be my first query. A. I'd also think that the act would eventually bite them on the ass, as they become the butt of rest of industry.. of course for those lacking a shame gene: this might not matter much.
Post #5,403 by drewk 8/16/01 9:55:29 AM Reply	We lost a candidate that way While working at a law firm, one of the IT managers was told what he could offer the candidates he was interviewing. He found one he liked, made the offer, the guy accepted. Then HR got the paperwork. "We can't offer him that much." "We already did." "It's more than 10% above his prior salary." "? ..." "We have to rescind the offer." He didn't stick around. This is my sig. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

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