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By Susan P. Joyce This question is illegal for employers to ask in many locations. If it is legal where you are, sharing what a different employer paid you for a different job benefits only the potential employer, and the information is used primarily for the salary negotiation. Even if the job you hold and the job you are seeking have exactly the same job title, the jobs are quite different when the work is done for
different employer. Instead of providing your salary, use one of the responses in the Sample Answers to dodge the question (or the employer). By Susan P. Joyce Your answer to this question lays the foundation for the salary negotiation process if they decide that you are their best candidate. Salary is one part of total compensation, and, sometimes, other forms of compensation, like bonuses and stock or even extra vacation time and working form home, may make the total compensation acceptable even if the salary is not what you want. See the Sample Answers to learn more about the total compensation (and choose
your favorites). By Rachelle Lappinen Every bonus, every salary raise and future position is based on your starting pay, so the lower the starting pay is, the lower future pay increases will likely be. Often the toughest part of re-entering the job market or changing jobs is the salary negotiation process. Is it a mistake to accept the first offer? Or, do you risk alienating your new employer if you push for a better
salary or compensation package? Numerous studies have shown that a substantial "wage gap" between men and women exists.
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