What do you answer on a job application if they ask for your current salary and all of your previous salaries for each prior job as a mandatory question?

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Posting as :
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You are currently posting as works at

Add 20% and round.

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Just stick with the standard $1 mil for accountants

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I believe in some states this is illegal

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What if the whole purpose of the application is their cheap way of doing market research for their comp bands 🤣

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Stop applying and find a better company

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Put “MR” on everything. When they ask what you mean tell them “I saw it on a dinner menu for lobsters. It stands for market rate”

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I put 0 and if they want me to elaborate I tell them I signed NDA for salary on exit interview. I'm pretty sure asking salary is illegal in most states and I've never had an interviewer ask me to elaborate after I said that.

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I typically don’t bother with jobs that require I fill out various application data. I find they’re very rarely worth my time.

If it comes up in recruiting discussions, I inflate the figure 20-30% in the hopes that they come in with another 20%-30% as part of discussions.

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I put $0. None of their business

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Nothing, it’s illegal in my state

I avoid giving figures. Usually mention as per industry standard. I feel it if pay is a criteria employers should mention it rather than taking it from job seekers.

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