I will go for a job interview tomorrow and the recuiter asked for a copy of my current job's pay slip.

What is the purpose of it?
can I refrain from showing the recuiter my pay slip?

Plss....advice

said previous company didnt give pay slip
or the payslip original send to bank alraedy

1. So that they could compare it with the amount you stated in their application form

2. Sure you can. But they could also call up your HR in the company to check on it.

What bullshit are you talking about??

i tot our salary should be P&C .. so i guess you have all the right to say no to the recruiter. If they want to call your HR, it's up to them. You current employer' HR should not reveal the information especially to other party.

How they gonna get my salary info from HR? Is this a common practice?

i dun wanna reveal my current salary coz it so much lower than the salary i'm asking for this job interview.

Normally they asking because they want to double check your are not cheating on your current salary stated in your application resume

Your recent payslips will verify that you indeed draw the salary that you claim in your resume.

If HR does not check and verify, people can (and will) attempt to cheat.

If you want to hire someone for 10K a month, would you believe the guy if he just say he is currently earning 9K with no proof?

It's your call. Just bear in mind they probably have several other candidates lining up for the job as well.

Better to show your actual and justify why you are worth more to their organisation than to play payslip cat-and-mouse.

This post has been edited by vey99: Aug 10 2007, 11:31 AM

What about cases where ur current salary is underpaid than market price?

Say a programmner current salary only RM1500/month and your expected new salary RM2500 which is the market price..

So there's no need of proof rite? ur not asking above market price

Actually I think show to them is not a matterla....
If they really want to hire you because of your skills then no matter how much they will hire. If it's the other way around, they are trying to get a bargain from you, i think you also won't join the company either, because you're making fool out of youself only by accepting a lower package.

Thats why you can justify and tell them that you believe you are worth more than that. By displaying such an ability to explain gives them the confidence that you are not a kacang puteh guy, and are able to justify what you are asking for.

e.g.
Q: Your current sal only 1.5K, why should we give u 2.5?
A: I have experience in ... and I have been doing ... I feel that my asking price of xxx is a market average, and very reasonable. With my skills I believe that I can be a useful addition to your organisation... ready to take challenge ...

Finally divert it away and showcase your strengths. It will definitely impress the interviewer more than ( dog ate my payslip ... followed by silence ... and the interviewer goes Um, ok... )

u can ask way higher salary than ur current salary but this does not mean u can bluff on ur current salary.

but usually employer will decrease the expected salary rite?

The recruiter asked for the copy of current job's pay slip on first interview? May i know what is that company (Chinaman company?)? I have never face this type of recruiter before, ussually they will filter out candidate first then only compare salary.

And why not showing your original copy of pay slip? All the company i work before in Malaysia all will request the photostated copy of the payslip (for HR reference purpose). Not sure what will happen if you refuse to provide it.
Any people working as HR can explain on this matter?

Not necessary has to be a Chinaman Company. Some MNC companies practise this too..

its no big deal, there are many kinds of payslips. worst case, create one

Not realy usually.....unless small company
but still u can nego and argue with them why u are worth that much...

huhu..i will not give away my payslip ...even i'm having hi-paid from my employer now ...it is very personal to me .

maybe ...they want to lower down your expected salary , as they want to cut-cost

yeah ..reduce the cost is the important thing nowadays for corporate ( keparat?)

There are two sides to this matter.

On one side they want to check whether you have actually draw such salary or somewhere near that range. If previous job someone if drawing 2.5k then the new job the person is asking for 6k to 7k, now something is wrong here. On the other hand you will be on the losing end, if they try to go lower than your offer. It is up to your negotiating skills. To me i will not even give them.

if don't show them usually they don't hire u. else hard for HR to determine

And so ..let it be ....they are not aware of data confidential and privacy ...and i dont want ppl like CTOS to chase me ...duh !