Lying about Present Salary
A friend who interviewed recently lied about his salary. His interview went well and he had been offered what he wanted. He is a US Citizen, so no payslips needed for H1 transfer. Would it be an issue. Thanks
Be careful with this. Someone showed me their background check, and it had exact salary of previous positions. If you get caught telling lies, could be bad. Still surprised that background checks raised salary data...
it probably won't run him into trouble, but this can easily be avoided. if someone asks you what your current salary, is simply reply "I expect my salary to reach X by next year"
It's easy to get salary from your tax reports during a background check. They need to check if you broke tax laws previously, right?
Many places view it like this: if you're willing to lie to line your pockets, how do we know you won't steal, or sell trade secrets, or sell us out to competitors? If he is found out, which is not at all impossible, he will have possibly have made a seriously career-limiting, or ending, decision.
If you are willing to speed on a freeway, how do we know you aren't a serial killer? If you have a dick.. you might be a serial rapist !
Overstating it. Worse case is that you get turned down during background check and have to apply to other jobs.
At microsoft use the number from the projection tool on hrweb, it inflates it
Base salary part may be easy to verify.. But a huge portion of the salary is stock, Bonuses, RSU etc.. Those are not easy to qualify..
Just tell that he calculated the total comp with all perks and have the calculation ready
This is probably the best way
exactly this. Total Comp. At Nationwide they even give us the number every year. It helps them justify paying lower than industry standard salary.
Stupid to lie on a question you dont have to answer and is only a small portion of total comp. Can only get you rejected.
how abt lying on the RSU'S ?
Just. Don't. Lie.
No one is holding a gun to your head when they ask previous salary. Start with "when we get to that point, we can talk about compensation. I'm expecting you'll make an offer that matches a current reasonable salary for the position and my abilities.." Then you stop talking. If they insist, stick with it. You want to make them name a number first. They're trying to get you to do the same. If they insist, then use your Glassdoor research to name a salary they're paying plus a chunk as your starting point - "Well, based on my research, I think I'm worth X in this position. What would you like to offer?" and see how it goes. If they accept your offer, you were low, and can use that when your next salary action comes up.
Great advice but glassdoor is low. Blind is the only source of accurate data that I've seen.
Okay, s/Glassdoor/Blind/ and execute. :)
Why is what your old employer paid you the starting point of the pay scale? Your friend should ask what they paid the last person. I bet they don't answer.......
Nice tactic