Schattenjäger
Gabriel Knight
i did..
am i screwed?
am i screwed?
who said anything about during the interview?Stele said:Somebody never went to Interviewing 101. You're not even supposed to talk about salary until after the deal is closed.
Pretty much.Stele said:Somebody never went to Interviewing 101. You're not even supposed to talk about salary until after the deal is closed.
With some firms, if they found out you lied, they'll even make some calls and in cities where the entire job market in some fields are concentrated in a select few prestigious companies, you're done.
But if you're just on a hourly paycheck, it doesn't really matter.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that on the illegal questions list along with your age, family, place of birth, etc. that Human Resources can't ask?Schattenjagger said:who said anything about during the interview?
i was asked about my salary prior to interviewing for the job
thats the impression i was under..Stele said:Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that on the illegal questions list along with your age, family, place of birth, etc. that Human Resources can't ask?
Stele said:Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that on the illegal questions list along with your age, family, place of birth, etc. that Human Resources can't ask?
Stele said:Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that on the illegal questions list along with your age, family, place of birth, etc. that Human Resources can't ask?
lol..if they make me an offer, i guess ill have to decline it..Tamanon said:No it's not illegal to ask that.
And we just had one guy fired after a couple weeks after he inflated his previous salary by 10k to get a better offer here.
HR definitely can not ask you your age even indirectly through the birthdate, because it's obvious that's the only reason they would ask for it. More indirectly would be through education history and years of work experience.Manmademan said:HR will also typically ask for your age (via date of birth) and social security number as part of routine background checks. this isn't illegal at all.
Schattenjagger said:who said anything about during the interview?
i was asked about my salary prior to interviewing for the job
xBigDanx said:wtf? before you even interviewed? That means they don't pay much and more than likely you won't want to work there.
Stele said:HR definitely can not ask you your age even indirectly through the birthdate, because it's obvious that's the only reason they would ask for it. More indirectly would be through education history and years of work experience.
Do you work for a small business with less than 20 employees? I know ADEA doesn't cover for businesses with less than 20 employees, but not only should you not be asking for birthdates, you shouldn't even ask when someone graduated just to be safe. Personally, I've never been asked for my birthdate or a drug screening and I've worked for grocery chains, one-hour photos, small accounting firms right up to the Fortune 500s such as Aetna and IBM. Just because you're doing it doesn't make it less illegal.Manmademan said:perhaps you weren't listening. HR most certainly DOES ask for date of birth and social security number if background checks are required. I do recruiting for a living, happens all the time, and is certainly not illegal.
much like a drug screening, you can decline to give it to them, but you also remove yourself from consideration for the job by doing so.
Stele said:Do you work for a small business with less than 20 employees? I know ADEA doesn't cover for businesses with less than 20 employees, but not only should you not be asking for birthdates, you shouldn't even ask when someone graduated just to be safe. Personally, I've never been asked for my birthdate or a drug screening and I've worked for grocery chains, one-hour photos, small accounting firms right up to the Fortune 500s such as Aetna and IBM. Just because you're doing it doesn't make it less illegal.
Tamanon said:Actually it's used a lot by companies that are hiring a lot of people quickly so they cna just make a quick offer of a bit more than the previous salary instead of doing lengthy research on wage levels and hiring practices
Only if your boss is into that sort of thing. Grr baby!Schattenjagger said:update:
so they made me an offer with pretty much what I was asking for..
so i guess i cleared the background check..
will this bite me in the ass later down the line?
Schattenjagger said:update:
so they made me an offer with pretty much what I was asking for..
so i guess i cleared the background check..
will this bite me in the ass later down the line?
Stele said:Do you work for a small business with less than 20 employees? I know ADEA doesn't cover for businesses with less than 20 employees, but not only should you not be asking for birthdates, you shouldn't even ask when someone graduated just to be safe. Personally, I've never been asked for my birthdate or a drug screening and I've worked for grocery chains, one-hour photos, small accounting firms right up to the Fortune 500s such as Aetna and IBM. Just because you're doing it doesn't make it less illegal.