Went for an interview last Saturday and the ''current salary'' column I leave it blank while the expected salary i just put ''negotiable''.

The interviewer insist me to put a numbers 1st so they can negotiate/offer based on the price i written.

Then i ask them whats the budget / salary range they could offered and apparently they stunned for a while , and said ''actually this salary thing is quite sensitive bla bla bla....''

So moral of the story , they dont need ur current salary to hire you. They have their own scale.

If u told them your current salary , they might just use that as their ''new scale'' and offer u merely 10-15% more than your current salary.You'll never know their budget if you let them know your current pay.

As dreamer101 said , whoever put the number 1st ,LOSE  .

I think perhaps this works better for people who are already working. I don't see how making the first move is a disadvantage as there were times, I didn't reveal my expected salary, instead my interviewer told me their budget and salary range that they usually pay for fresh grad. And there were also times I revealed my expected salary when asked and if they want me bad enough, they'll meet it if not, they'll just tell me so sorry, your salary is out of our range, then I'll proceed to ask how much do they usually pay fresh grad and then proceed to negotiate with them. So for fresh grads, revealing how much you want may work.

What do you answer if the interviewer ask you whether you have any other interviews? Seems like a trick question.

but like he said it won't work for fresh grad right?

what makes you stand out from others probably gives u a chance to do so.