I’m about to have a final interview and have given them my references. I had slightly inflated my previous salary because I didn’t want them to low- ball me. Now when calling for a reference, can they ask what I made?
Salary question can only be answered by the appropriate HR personell.
A manager or a boss, if asked to say what does his employee make, he should refer them to HR and say , i am not entitled to answer that question.
Also, the new company will ask you if its ok for us to contact your HR person and ask about salary. Only after your consent they will be able to ask your current employer.
Salary question can only be answered by the appropriate HR personell.
A manager or a boss, if asked to say what does his employee make, he should refer them to HR and say , i am not entitled to answer that question.
Also, the new company will ask you if its ok for us to contact your HR person and ask about salary. Only after your consent they will be able to ask your current employer.
Hey “legit”, I recommend being truthful to your current or future employer in all circumstances. If they talk to HR and find out your real salary, they will pursue another candidate – who wants a liar working for them? Putting aside the obvious ethical issue here, isn't the risk too great to falsify information if you really want that job?
Hey “legit”, I recommend being truthful to your current or future employer in all circumstances. If they talk to HR and find out your real salary, they will pursue another candidate – who wants a liar working for them? Putting aside the obvious ethical issue here, isn't the risk too great to falsify information if you really want that job?
Don't hurt yourself getting off your soapbox, jsblamer. Surely, you've never lied in your life. Lol. C'mon, he's not falsifying his educational achievements or work experience…he inflated his previous salary a little bit to gain some leverage in a tough situation. I say you have to look out for #1 because no one is going to do it for you. If they could get away with paying you $10/month, they would do it.
HR information is very sensitive and I don't think they can just release it to anyone, including a potential future employer. I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Good luck getting your new job.
Don't hurt yourself getting off your soapbox, jsblamer. Surely, you've never lied in your life. Lol. C'mon, he's not falsifying his educational achievements or work experience…he inflated his previous salary a little bit to gain some leverage in a tough situation. I say you have to look out for #1 because no one is going to do it for you. If they could get away with paying you $10/month, they would do it.
HR information is very sensitive and I don't think they can just release it to anyone, including a potential future employer. I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Good luck getting your new job.
my soapbox is pretty level to the ground so I'm not worried about the fall, thank you for your concern though. I see you have passed the CPA exam with pretty high scores – congratulations. Remind me, didnt you have to pass an ethics exam to become licensed? I would personally end an interview on the spot if I found out an interviewee were lying to me, and I think I would be in the majority on that (by the way, I think most of us have lied at some point in our lives, I personally don't make a habit of it, but doing so while trying to land a job is a greater risk than the reward.)
Legit,
If the hiring company does a background check, that usually includes a salary verification. HR is not allowed to directly release your salary info; however, you will consent to a background check if you want the job and they can get all the information they need that way. Hopefully the company doesn't run a background check on you – you are obviously concerned or you would not have started this thread.
my soapbox is pretty level to the ground so I'm not worried about the fall, thank you for your concern though. I see you have passed the CPA exam with pretty high scores – congratulations. Remind me, didnt you have to pass an ethics exam to become licensed? I would personally end an interview on the spot if I found out an interviewee were lying to me, and I think I would be in the majority on that (by the way, I think most of us have lied at some point in our lives, I personally don't make a habit of it, but doing so while trying to land a job is a greater risk than the reward.)
Legit,
If the hiring company does a background check, that usually includes a salary verification. HR is not allowed to directly release your salary info; however, you will consent to a background check if you want the job and they can get all the information they need that way. Hopefully the company doesn't run a background check on you – you are obviously concerned or you would not have started this thread.
Thank you for all your responses. I did not lie to the future employer, I lied to the recruiting company I'm using because I didn't want them pushing lower salaried jobs on me. If they asked me, I would probably decline to answer. I don't want to get low-balled.
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