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Discussion on: Should I share my current salary with recruiters?

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Mitch Pomery (he/him)

No, you should not share your current salary with recruiters. If you are currently being underpaid for the work you do, sharing your current salary helps them to continue to keep underpaying you. If you are being paid well for what you do, sharing your current salary lets them figure out who is currently being underpaid as they won't share their current salary, leading to the same problem.

Instead share the range that you think is reasonable for the job they are offering. Neither party wants to get through the entire process to find out that you are playing in completely different ball parks when it comes to renumeration.