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Subject:Re: Providing Salary Info From:"Falk, Tony" <TFalk -at- CORPMAIL -dot- FOLLETT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 1 Aug 1997 15:25:00 PDT
Having just gone through the re-hire process, this comment caught my
attention. Barb wrote:
<< It's been many moons since I last filled out a job application.
However, is current and previous pay information requested on any of
the job application you folks have filled out?
As a contractor, my salary levels are not generally secretive. Lately,
even when looking into full-time opportunities, everyone 'needs' to know
just exactly what you were making previously.
Actually, I prefer it that way. When your clients or perspective
employers know what you've done before, experience and compensation, they
know what they are getting, and make better offers. =)
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