An employer could be held liable if they ask
about salary history when interviewing, extending an offer or deciding how much to pay applicants.
Not exact matches
We discussed how to respond
when an employer asks
about your
salary history and
salary expectations.
Job searchers are well aware that
when some companies ask
about their
salary histories, it's because they plan to base
salary offers on the answers.
If an employer accidentally uncovers information
about an applicant's
salary history when conducting a background check (or otherwise), the employer may not rely on that information in determining what compensation to offer the applicant.
The New York City Council passed public advocate Letitia James's bill Wednesday, banning public and private employers from asking candidates
about their previous
salaries during the hiring process and taking a job candidate's pay
history under consideration
when coming up with a new
salary offer.
«The best thing you can do
when an interviewer asks
about your
salary history is to reframe the question into what
salary range you're seeking,» writes Alison Green of Ask a Manager at U.S. News.
Additionally,
when selecting a top executive for an interview, the committee needs to be sure that the candidate is even worthy of that top - level
salary — if the resume comes across as something put together quickly, it cheapens the overall professional impression and doesn't say much
about the candidate other than no time was put forth in marketing their
history and potential to make
history with a new organization.
This week, Free Resume Builder turned to hiring managers across a variety of fields and asked them an important question
about salary histories and the job application process: «Why and
when do you request
salary histories in a job application, if you do so at all?»
Speaking of
salary, as we were in that last post: It's annoying as hell to be asked to give your
salary history when applying for a new job, and it's no secret that employers use that information to figure out what
salary you're likely to accept from them — which puts candidates in an unfair position and raises obvious worries
about leaving money on the table.