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3 Reasons Why Recruiters Want to Know Your Salary

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In my humble opinion recruiters do play a very important role but like in all industries you get some really good people and some really bad people.

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They’re unprofessional and sometimes unethical and unfortunately they create the poor image that all suffer from.

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Here are 3 reasons why recruiters want to know your salary history.

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1) They Want to  Low-ball You

Plain and simple, some recruiters will be underhand with you.

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Here is a huge issue for us job seekers. Our salary today should not influence the salary we would like. It is absolutely irrelevant.

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2) Employers Suffer Optimism Bias

Employers will overestimate the availability of great talent and underestimate what it’ll take to get them on board.

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Of course, all employers want well educated, dynamic, skilled employees and they also want to pay the minimum wage. Well good luck with that approach. 

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