I’ve got an interview tomorrow and I’m supposed to bring a salary history. Never had to do that before and I don’t know what the proper format for one is supposed to look like. How do I draw one up?
The best format IMHO is not to have one at all. It is a tool that can only be used to get you a lowball offer. At best, just give them a range of your last salary only (e.g. “I was making in the high 40’s + a bonus”). That type of answer has always been good enough for me and can get you a more fair deal. Just an FYI, they have know way of verifying anything you tell them anyway. Make of that what you will.
If you insist on giving them your whole salary information, your sexual history, bank account numbers etc., I don’t think that that there is a standard format. I would just list starting and ending salary with start and ending dates for every distinct job that you have held on a typed sheet by itself. I repeat, it should only be given if they insist on having it.
It depends who you are applying to. I once applied to a government position that had detailed instructions on how to format my resume to include salary. You may want to ask the company for an especific format. I usually put the salary, if asked, after the time worked on the company.
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Having worked in H/R and it is used simply to lowball you. What a company wants is to offer you a percent increase over your last salary. So if you made 50,000 a year they will give you 5% increase. Regardless if the guy before you made 80,000.00
What I would do is state your salary EXACTLY as it was when you left your job. BUT say that it was supplemented with bonuses that were standard and always given.
At the hotel I work at now this is true. I made 11,000 in bonus. That is why my salary is lower than standard as everyone winds up. I point this out on interviews and say my base salary isn’t reflective of my worth.