Salary History
Salary history samples, examples, templates, formats and writing tips are linked
below, along with answers to the questions:
- Why do employers insist on poking their noses into my salary history, something
I might not even tell my best friend?
- Must I comply with an employer's request to include my salary history with
my cover letter or resume?
- Are there ways of tactfully sidestepping a salary history request, without
blowing my chances of landing the job?
- What's the difference between a salary requirement and a salary history?
To answer the last question first, a salary requirement is the minimum annual
salary or range that you'll accept. You'd state it verbally or in your cover
letter or salary requirement letter,
depending on what employers request.
A salary history is a list of the starting
and ending salaries (or ballpark annual ranges) you've earned at each employer
you've listed in your resume. You'd include it with your cover letter or resume,
or submit it separately, depending on what employers request.
Answers to the remaining questions are in the links below. Meanwhile, most
career advisors would recommend that you never volunteer your salary history
(or salary requirement), but rather wait until potential employers specifically
request it.
Why lock yourself in on the low side or risk rejection on the high side, before
you even get a chance to negotiate salary?
It's a good idea to resist the urge to
"beef up" your salary history, as potential employers might double-check
your earnings with each of your employers during employment
background checks. If you want a raise while changing jobs, then it's a better
idea to negotiate it during interviews based
on your true salary history.
See also Salary Requirement
Letters.
Download a Salary History Sample,
Example, Template or Letter
Download a salary history sample, example or template for free from us and edit
for personal use. Also includes free sample salary history letters, to help you
tactfully sidestep requests for same. All are in a business-letter format with
a letterhead, and of a file type suitable for editing in most word processors.
Download
a Salary History Template
Microsoft offers salary history templates and salary requirement templates, already
formatted with sample paragraphs you may edit and save. Also includes resume
and other employment letter templates. You can preview the templates in your
browser, but must have Microsoft®
Word installed on your computer to edit and save them.
Example
Salary History
In an easy but acceptable format. From Webster College, as a Microsoft Word (.doc)
fie.
Salary
History Sample - Resume Cover Letter
A quick way to insert it near the bottom of your cover letter.
Why
are employers and recruiters so nosey about my salary?
According to the President of Lloyd & Associates, employers and recruiters
ask for your salary history or requirement just so they can determine if your
salary is within range for the jobs they're offering. On the other side of the
controversy, The
Headhunter indicates that employers have a hidden agenda. Subsequently, he
suggests how to avoid, sidestep and challenge salary requests, yet still have
a good shot at landing a job.
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