This is a normal practice. The reason is two-fold:-

- see how much they want to offer you (probably your last drawn salary + increment %)

- see whether what you say in your application about your previous employer and pay is true or not.


In your application to the company, you already disclose so much "P&C" information. So why be concerned about disclosing your salary?

You don't have to comply. On that same note, they don't have to hire you if you don't comply.

This post has been edited by CKJMark: Sep 8 2010, 05:24 PM

At the end of the day, it boils down to how badly you want the job.

If you want the job, you will do what they ask of you.

If you want to hold back information to negotiate and what not, then you take the risk of being rejected because other candidate may accommodate their request.

In cases like this, like Yeowa says, "What is your chance of success if other candidates provide and you refuse to provide?"

You can complain about your "rights" and "P&C info" and "fairness" but the fact is it simply boils down to how badly you want the job. All is fair in this game. As much as you want to keep your leverage, they want to hold on to their's too.



This post has been edited by CKJMark: Sep 9 2010, 11:22 AM