How do you respond to a recruiter asking for a resume?

How do you respond to a recruiter asking for a resume?

Thank you for reaching out about this opportunity—it sounds like a great job and aligns with where I’d like to take my career. I’m eager to learn more. As you many have seen on my resume, I have [X number of years] in this field. I’ve been consistently committed to [Specific goal, skill or trait the new job entails].

What does it mean if a recruiter contacts you?

If a recruiter contacts you about an opportunity, you should be flattered. That’s because it means the recruiter considers you a potential fit for their client’s open position. They have experience handling such matters in a confidential manner and it is their job to so.

How do I not tell my salary?

Best way is to ignore the question, if repeated kindly look at other person in the eye and say softly but firmly, I don’t discuss salary with others, thanks. Give them a smile post that. This should work just fine. It’s simple, just say it’s none of your business.

Why is asking salary rude?

Our income is personal information that we are entitled to be discreet and private about. Just as it is inappropriate to ask for the income of the other, it is obscene to talk about your income and make it public information. There is just no need to disclose what we earn to anyone.

Is it OK to share your salary?

You cannot forbid employees – either verbally or in written policy – from discussing salaries or other job conditions among themselves. Discussing salary at work is protected regardless of whether employees are talking to each other in person or through social media.

Can I be fired for discussing my salary?

No, you cannot be fired for discussing wages at work. The majority of employed and working Americans are protected from discipline exercised simply due to protected classes, such as age, gender, race, and so forth.

Can complaining to HR get you fired?

Wrongful Termination as Retaliation after Filing a Complaint against Your Manager. In many cases, exercising your basic rights – such as the right to file a complaint against your manager with HR – can lead to retaliation; specifically, filing complaints with HR about your manager could result in termination.

What can you complain to HR about?

Trouble at the office: When to go to HR, and when not

• If there is illegal conduct with respect to how you are being treated in the workplace.
• If you want to take advantage of a government protection.
• If you notice anything else illegal going on.
• You have a problem with or question about your company-provided health insurance.

Can I complain about my boss to HR?

Go to HR. You may ask them to keep the matter confidential, but often, they’ll have to address the issue with your boss in order for anything to change. If you’re part of a union, you should talk to your union representative, too, and they’ll likely be present in the meeting with HR.

Does HR have to keep things confidential?

Although HR professionals—unlike medical professionals, religious functionaries or attorneys—are not subject to any overarching legally mandated duty of confidentiality, they are required by laws regulating the workplace to ensure and maintain the confidentiality of some types of employee information.

Can I talk to HR about quitting?

This is not to say an HR professional will never keep a resignation-related discussion confidential. Approach the conversation knowing your resignation could create a hardship for other employees as well as the employer. As such, the HR representative might be impelled to pass the information to management.