Only if you're already dramatically overpaid, frankly.
The economic term is "asymmetric information." Any information you have that they don't is your power.
If you're anything like me, you should carefully rehearse those conversations in your head beforehand because HR and recruiters are very practiced at buffaloing people into giving that information. You can't be afraid to drop your voice into your chest and say, "I'm not going to discus that, and you need to move on." (Especially if the person you're talking to isn't the hiring manager.) The bottom line is that whatever they tell you, giving your current salary isn't standard--they just really wish it was, and they aren't counting on you giving yours even if they say they are.
Now what you can do is turn it around and say, "What I'm looking for is ${much_higher_number}" but again if you're like me you've got to practice to say it without stammering. Remember, inflation is high right now and salaries are on the way up. What you make right now is probably out of date.
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Only if you're already dramatically overpaid, frankly.
The economic term is "asymmetric information." Any information you have that they don't is your power.
If you're anything like me, you should carefully rehearse those conversations in your head beforehand because HR and recruiters are very practiced at buffaloing people into giving that information. You can't be afraid to drop your voice into your chest and say, "I'm not going to discus that, and you need to move on." (Especially if the person you're talking to isn't the hiring manager.) The bottom line is that whatever they tell you, giving your current salary isn't standard--they just really wish it was, and they aren't counting on you giving yours even if they say they are.
Now what you can do is turn it around and say, "What I'm looking for is ${much_higher_number}" but again if you're like me you've got to practice to say it without stammering. Remember, inflation is high right now and salaries are on the way up. What you make right now is probably out of date.