Can you disclose your previous salary to prospective employer?

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  During interviews, there's usually that landmine question the interviewing panel may try to trap the prospective new hire with like disclosing what the latter was earning in the previous place of employ. Given that similar organizations may not have same salary scales for employees in same job description, this can put the prospective hire in an awkward position.

  Career experts advices against disclosing to your prospective employer what your previous one was paying for the same job description. This is to ensure youre not taken advantage of and end up underselling your worth.

  The common strategy employed is a starting pay package proposal which may not be attractive and way below what the previous job was paying. If the likely hire feels the pay is not that motivating, the panel will keep on pressing the interviewee to disclose what the former employer was paying.

  To put the interviewing panel off, the interviewee should play hard ball, and if the proposed starting salary sounds a bit good, should negotiate on why there's a need to add a little more to motivate him or her as the job offered comes with more responsibilities than the previous one.

  Telling your salary history can be counterproductive as you may end underbidding youself or underselling your worth. You are not telling your prospective employer how much you want to make should you be hired. Similarly, disclosing your previous salary will not translate to a measure of your worth.

  Your prospective employer will immensely benefit should you reveal your salary history. It pays if you are the last to quote a figure than what you are being proposed, and this should be when negotiating for a better package.

  There are chances your previous job offered better terms than what the new employer is tabling. Think about the perks that comes with that job or other benefits which the prospective employer is not offering. It is always essential to do research using your network sources or insiders in order to be well versed what the organization is paying, as pay structure for similar job differs with different organizations.

  With such crucial information at your fingertips, when an offer is made, use it to negotiate for a better package. Chances are the employer is offering below the market value and negotiating from an informed position can be advantageous.

  What if one is pushed hard to disclose salary history information? Career experts say one should not give details but can give a range without specifying the actual amount. Some organizations, however, may require one to disclose salary history or a position of interest may call for vetting of the applicant, and this may entail scrutinizing all past financial information of that individual.

  In nutshell, your salary history should not be the yardstick to measure your worth. Keep such information a guarded secret and never undersell your worth even if the job seems better than your previous one.

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