Salary Kitna h Beta ?

Hello Grapeviners, What is with Indian recruiters wanting to know your CTC as the very first step of hiring? And when asked to share the ctc range in which the role falls, they refuse to share. So basically they just want to lowball candidates based on their current CTC and parity is a joke? Now If a recruiter denies sharing the range for the role and insists on knowing my CTC, I run! What are your thoughts?

I started with a job of 8k/month as a data entry operator after my B.Tech from an expensive tier 4 college which I paid for using an education loan. Had major inferiority complex. Probably still do. Took some 5 years years after b.tech to pay that off. Didn't have a job in 2 of those years. Worked as a milkman for those two years. Anyway..somehow I got a meaningful job in 2017 and today I am a tech lead with 70L base and some equity. Reached this giant(atleast in my mind) milestone of 1 Cr this month. Could not have even dreamt of this much money some 5 years back. Yet, now some family members and family tell me "tukka lag gya tera" (you got lucky). But I keep feeling that I did kinda work hard for this in a way but it hurts when a first uncle or first cousin says "Tukka lag gya tera". Ofcourse now I feel financially confident(somewhat) and I try enjoy whatever pressures I can. Just wanted to share my little story.

I said "Ghar chal jata hai didi"

Current CTC Expectation Notice Period How do you deal with them?

I have been applying for jobs, and every time I get a recruiter call, they ask me for my current СТС. Is it ok to tell them the current CTC at the very first call? Asking this because, in my current company, the budget was more but they gave me hike based on my previous CTC, because I had disclosed my current CTC before. Also, how do I tackle the question how much is my expected salary? Is it a good idea to tell them right away? Asking this because what if they have bigger budget but still end up paying how much I asked for. PS: I am new to all of this, please help me how to tackle these questions. Thank you.

Most of the recruiters or job consultancies calling you will ask you your current and expected salary. If you dont wish to specify it to them or tell during the interview process , in all chances recruiter would straight away deny to move forward with your application. How do you deal with it. Need suggestions.

Friends, a genuine question.. need your suggestions... How can one know if he/she is paid reasonably, or underpaid or overpaid? I try to analyse my peers network, but I always find people of similar work experiences having similar skills getting salaries higher than me as well as lower than me.. It's kinda distributed.. So how can one evaluate or know the correct salary for a given person? Any idea? I think this will be helpful for everyone during salary negotiations. Note : I'm a software developer majorly backend with a slight hold of frontend. Also have done a few projects on data science. Around 4-5 years of work experience.

How many folks here 100% refuse to share last salary and are adant that HR state their budget. How do you guys do it and also has it ever happened that you needed up losing a great opportunity coz of this???

How many folks here 100% refuse to share last salary and are adant that HR state their budget. How do you guys do it and also has it ever happened that you needed up losing a great opportunity coz of this???

Obviously everyone faced irritating questions: How much you are earning So how you replied or what you replied?