phauglin in  
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Citadel recruiter asking for current comp

A recruiter is asking for my current comp for a job offer for a hedge fund in London and I cannot decide whether I should lie and bump it up a bit, be honest and risk getting way below market, or just not provide it at all.


The trouble is that I don't live in the UK so my current comp isn't up there with the top offers in London and I fear being seen as less valuable than I am.


Citadel with bonus is roughly 200k GBP, my TC is ~70k GBP at a big tech company but in a much cheaper country. What are your thoughts?

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EYEDEETENTANGOSoftware Engineer at Nvidia 
If they know what country and role you are in, they already know what you make. Lying isn’t going to help.

I would approach it more straightforward than that. “I want market wages” said PC.
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phauglinSoftware Engineer  
They clearly specified that until I provide all the necessary details they won't start presenting me to the clients and it doesn't really feel like I can avoid answering anymore. Thanks for your input
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