Salary Histories: Why They Shouldn't Matter
You’ve heard the old adage: there are three things to avoid in polite conversation; politics, religion, and money. When hiring, it’s been commonplace to ask for a candidate’s salary history. But, today, this is a practice we have moved away from; not because it isn’t polite, but for several reasons including fairness and legal issues. Before getting into why asking for salary histories is not a good practice during the hiring process, let’s look at some of the reasons this ha