Well, to begin with- it’s the question you expect that your interviewer never asks. If they do, you need to be ready with a gentle trick. Because how you answer could drastically hurt your chances of getting the salary you merit.
What’s your salary at your current job?
And duh! Your hopes of getting a salary bump just got crushed. This is especially the case if you’re underpaid, which is more likely to be the case for people of colour and women.
But there’s one good news if you’re interviewing for a job Amazon.
Amazon’s no-salary-history policy applies to all levels of job candidates interviewing for any role in the United States, from engineers with years of specialized experience to those seeking employment at one of Amazon’s fulfilment centres.
Amazon joins the ranks of tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Cisco, who say they’ve already implemented a similar change nationwide. In some states and cities, it’s illegal to ask about a candidate’s salary history. New York City implemented a ban last fall, and California’s law went into effect at the beginning of 2018.
Amazon has implemented a strict policy outlining what’s off limits. Here’s the exact language a major blog recently shared, which is a statement that Amazon released earlier this week.
Hiring managers at Amazon (now) cannot:
Amazon’s definition of a salary inquiry is broad. Beyond asking about salary, hiring managers are also not allowed to broach a candidate’s existing or previous benefits package, employee perquisites or 401k plan. The policy applies to United States jobs only, but Amazon is forbidding sneaky loophole behaviour. For example, if someone currently lives outside the U.S., but is interviewing for a job stateside, the hiring manager still can’t broach the salary history subject.
So what can Amazon recruiters and hiring managers ask in regards to salary? That list is much shorter. They can ask what salary candidates expect to be paid. They can talk about the salary and compensation packages of competing for job offers. More so, it appears the dreaded salary history question is definitively dead at Amazon.
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