Potential candidates disqualified for not disclosing previous salary. Companies should make offers based on what you can do for them, not what you did for your previous company. They look at what another company thought the candidate was worth and then decide if that salary indicates that you're qualified to go further in the interview process. And if your current salary is too high, you're disqualified without consideration of whether or not you're interested in that job for reasons other than dollar signs. In an ideal world, there'd be no angst around salaries, and no one but your accountant and your spouse would ever need to know your salary history. But, some companies are dumb as rocks when it comes to recruiting. If you can get to the hiring manager, you're probably golden, but if you're stuck at an HR wall, you'll probably have to confess your salary before you can get through. CASTLE GROUP MANAGEMENT TEAM: If your HR department is putting up walls, consider replacing them with someone who knows how to value candidates' potential rather than their past.
