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Yes. They do.
My friend just got a job and they requested she prove her current salary.
Yes. They do.
My friend just got a job and they requested she prove her current salary.
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They requested the she provided them proof of her salary which means she had to show them pay stubs and it was not part of the background check. They can't get the info themselves it's illegal. I wouldn't even want to work for a company requesting proof of prior salary .
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yea never heard of that in my life, gotta be a small company or something.
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I'm sure they are doing that to make sure they can lowball. I wonder what they would do if you showed proof of making more than they wanted to offer you, probably would drop you right out of the hiring process.
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yea thats usually why they put the expected wage question so you can cancel yourself out lol. With a verification though I would think the only time salary would be given in a background check is for like a loan, because at the end of the day if you accept the salary a company offers, I dont see the issue.
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She got a 25k raise at her new job. Plus they paid moving expenses.
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my whole thing is if you wanna pay someone something what does their last pay matter lol. IMO criminal history, education, and if you actually worked where you say you did is all that matters.
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Thats great for her, but personally I wouldn't provide that info. So if they gave her a 25K raise what was the old salary needed for?
Sounds like a locality raise.
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Alot of companies publish your weekly earnings to talx anyway. I had jobs show my previous salary that I never gave them.
My last 2 jobs and an internship I had over a decade ago show in talx with the weekly check stub amounts.
My last 2 jobs and an internship I had over a decade ago show in talx with the weekly check stub amounts.
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Did she lie about her current salary before they asked for stubs?
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as i stated earlier, i got the job but the hiring manager was on vacation and on monday they are going to start the paper work. i have another interview and this is round 2 with the hiring manager to a different company and its in SF and pay higher, should i mention that i am in line for a job and just waiting on an offer letter to leverage myself to actually get the SF job?
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I wouldnt mention anything until you have both offers in hand and use the higher pay offer as neogotiation for the other job.
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Yeah don't mention the other company, it's none of their business. Just like lucky said get the other offer and use it as leverage, unless you actually want the SF job.
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thanks guys. i want the SF job since they do pay higher and my commute will be easier (BART). To those in here can i ask what path and certs you guys took to get where you at in IT? also a cool little trick i learned while i was in school was that when somebody asked you whats the salary requirement you are looking for was to say "market competitive." The reason i say this is because i actually said this to the interview at the SF job and she gave me the highest she can pay me (24/HR), which now i have a baseline on how much they are actually paying. hope this helps.
Also here is the company that i got offered and the company im looking to work for
A. Home Security and Automation. Im gonna be doing help desk but they told me that expect me to learn a lot in network and security and A LOT of ROOM to grow.
b. Help Desk but mostly system administration. Not sure how much growth i can have but the pay is higher.
both is contract to 1 year and within 6 months i can be a FT.
Also here is the company that i got offered and the company im looking to work for
A. Home Security and Automation. Im gonna be doing help desk but they told me that expect me to learn a lot in network and security and A LOT of ROOM to grow.
b. Help Desk but mostly system administration. Not sure how much growth i can have but the pay is higher.
both is contract to 1 year and within 6 months i can be a FT.
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Good options, at this stage of your career having either that network/sec admin or sys admin title on your resume will do you more good than any cert. However, both give you some time to actually catch up on certs. You should ask if they cover any.
I think eventually I want to be an effective Director of IT. Right now though, i'm stuck at the point of do I pursue a more sr technical/architecture role to shore up my skills and resume, or continue diving deeper into management. I can do it no prob, but seems like the scope of IT management positions im looking for prefer some previous engineer title. I might just do two short term contracts while finishing up my degree. Seems lead to manager is not the easiest transition.
I swear some of these jobs will post for a position, but lists requirements for a position more senior to it. Like if i met what you're asking for, I wouldn't dare apply for that job.
I think eventually I want to be an effective Director of IT. Right now though, i'm stuck at the point of do I pursue a more sr technical/architecture role to shore up my skills and resume, or continue diving deeper into management. I can do it no prob, but seems like the scope of IT management positions im looking for prefer some previous engineer title. I might just do two short term contracts while finishing up my degree. Seems lead to manager is not the easiest transition.
I swear some of these jobs will post for a position, but lists requirements for a position more senior to it. Like if i met what you're asking for, I wouldn't dare apply for that job.
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A lot of people start off in help desk but venture off to different concentrations in IT. I went from desktop support to business systems analysis. A systems admin is more of an ideal step up from a help desk position though. If you want to go that route then youll want Windows/Linux/Unix/Networking certs depending on the concentration. Youll most likely be supporting Windows systems based on your job description. Expect to have a lot dumb questions coming your way.
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Any DBA's or SQL or guys here? I've been in customer/desktop support for a while in the DC area, but I'm thinking of making a change. I took SQL classes in high school and college and was pretty good at it.
Any recommendations about certs/paths to take?
Any recommendations about certs/paths to take?
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Fambs I'm completely lost. We're a month into the semester, and taking cis 201. Professor gives us things to code and I no clue what to do. Some of these cats make it look so easy! I'm over here like for loop? Nesting? Huh? Professor says we should have learned these in previous courses , but they only touched on them. Any advice? YouTube channels I could go to to catch up with?
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What language? And 90% of professors for tech related classes are socially awkward weirdos. They are brialliant but most suck at communication.
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Java right now.
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Just ask your TA or professor for help in office hours. If you have a book from a previous class, go through it again.
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If the course has a tutor, go see them. If you don't understand you should spend as much time with them as possible.
If the course doesn't have a tutor try to get with a few students that understand, and try to complete the programs with their help (if willing & not copying their code).
This is how I learned. You can try youtube videos also, but I really think face to face interaction is better for coding.
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Maybe checked out Khan Academy. Had the same issue back in the day with C++. Did the slacker underclassman thing and missed a few early classes and I was lost while dudes were flying through, it was tough to catch up. Barely passed, did the same thing with Calculus, no such luck, each subject builds on the next. Luckily, there are much better sources out there now, use them.
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Thanks fambs. Going to email my professor after class tonight and try and set something up. If hes not available I emailed the department head, who teaches the course also, about a possible tutor session. I had a class of his last semester and I was able to comprehend his style quickly. Downloaded Java For Dummies as plan D just in case
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Just got word my background check is good to go for this new gig, good increase in salary too, we all gonna eat brehs just grind and be patient.
Gonna send my boss an instant message tomorrow since i work from home about the new gig and email my two weeks notice lol
Gonna send my boss an instant message tomorrow since i work from home about the new gig and email my two weeks notice lol
