Re: Pulling it slightly OT: TW Salaries--I

Subject: Re: Pulling it slightly OT: TW Salaries--I
From: Janice Gelb <janiceg -at- marvin -dot- eng -dot- sun -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:34:11 -0800 (PST)

In article ORG -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com, rjacobse -at- GreatPlains -dot- com (Roy Jacobsen) writes:
>
>|This sounds like a basic rule of negotiation: just because someone
>|in authority asks doesn't mean that you have to give an answer. Once
>|you do, of course, you've set limits. So, before answering, you need
>|to consider whether you want to set limits, and if you want to set
>|those particular limits.
>
>So, just out of curiosity, when asked your previous/desired salary, what
>*do* you say?
>

"I'd prefer not to say -- I'd rather you decide on
compensation that you think is right for this position
without referencing what I may have made at another
company."

"I'd prefer not to say -- the job responsibilities in
this position are not equivalent to what I was doing
in my previous position so I don't think the comparison
is relevant."

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