I have been talking to an employer for 3-4 months now. I have been asked to visit them for a (final) in-person interview in early January. I have already been through several layers of phone interviews, but no salary discussions yet.
I have previously provided the company with a copy of my resume. Today they have asked me to fill out a job application. The application has a section on previous history together with the begining and ending salary information.
I was wondering MUST I fill out the salary sections, or can I just leave the salary fields blank since I do not want them to make me an offer based on what I am earning currently or what have earned in the past.
Obviously, I want to earn significantly more than my current job, but if I put my current salary on my resume, they might use it as a reference point, or even, only make a similar matching offer.
I realize that unlike a resume, an application is a legal document and I can only write facts on it.
2006-12-27
23:46:59
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