mymammoth asked:

There’s an opening at a company in my field (graphic design). However, they are asking for a salary history and “resumes without salary history will not be considered”. I have been at my current job for 2 1/2 years and started in a junior level position, took the position to gain experience after getting my bachelor’s degree in art/design, and build my portfolio which I have done. I now have 3-4 years of professional full-time experience and should be considered mid-level but my current company is too cheap to give me a big jump in salary for mid-level. I also have another additional bachelor’s degree (multimedia), but those skills are not being used in my current company even though I’ve offered it to my managers so I can be more valuable and grow. With my 2 degrees, my skills and experience (based on market rate) I can make at least $10k more. Should I lie about my current salary on my salary history to get this big jump, and can they verify it? I don’t want to be lowballed again.
I’m in the U.S. (specifically in Los Angeles, California). At the job I’m at, there’s additional perks, like having company Christmas shutdown in addition to our standard 2 weeks vacation like most companies so we get 3-4 weeks of paid vacation time which adds to my total compensation at my current job. So far, great answers from everyone- I’ll take all the advice I got. Thanks!