Salary History

Approximately all the questions asked during an interview over the salary history scan the efficiency of respective candidate. Candidate being interviewed should do at his/her best to convince employer that the value of his skill is too high. Such an attempt of convincing the employer may prove to be productive provided the result candidate seeks to have, becomes automatically the motive of employer. Instead of candidate trying on his part to convince employer that he has skill and caliber, rather employer should exude a keen interest in introspecting candidate’s dexterity and should negotiate the salary himself by inflating its amount of salary offered.

If any candidate is asked to throw light on his salary history, he/she should not utter exact figure instantaneously. Rather answer should be such which compel the employer not to inquire salary history, guessing that the candidate will put high demand of salary in turn provided they get themselves introduced with the efficiency of candidate. Despite knowing very well that the candidate is competent enough and should be hired for

Company’s growth, all the managers of Organizations ask different kinds of questions on salary structure, which should be answered strategically by the candidate.

Suppose you you draw currently $10K in ABC Company, and with expection of high salary you apply in another one, that is XY Company. You are suspicious that on revealing your actual salary, the salary to be offered by new Company may be fixed for not more than $10K or $12K. While the salary interviewing Company is offering you is between $15K and 20K to the deserving candidate.

Should you lie or should you avoid the question? You don’t have to do both. Rather you will have to answer positively authenticating your current salary by saying that though the exact salary was $10K per month, after including different kinds of additional financial perks in the salary, it goes more than 16K.

You should reveal that current salary being drawn by you is about to be increased with in a month or two.

Salary history shows only the efficiency of the candidate and can be negotiated by the employer and candidate. No any Company will like to miss a suitable candidate on salary issue. So reveal your salary history making minor amendments in that which should go in yours favor.