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Old 11-04-2014, 07:08 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by blee123 View Post
speaking of professionalism, I applied for a job and the human resource manager asked me about how much i netted (income) at my previous job (same field and industry), is this normal and professional for them to ask me this?

I just think it seemed very odd because the job i applied for is like an upgrade of my previous job
Most employers ask your salary expectations, so this could be trying to get the same info but in a different way?

I'd make up a amount that falls within their range. Ie. if their rage is 63-68 DOE, I'd say I got 59-65 - let them figure it out.
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