Offered a Job at TCS but Quoted Lower Salary: How Should I Handle This Mistake?

Dear Seniors, I recently gave a TCS interview and received their offer letter where the salary was offered as per my experience, irrespective of what I am getting in my current organization. I just realized that I quoted a lower CTC in their application form while submitting the documents for the Background Check (BGC) but shared the genuine salary slips of the last 3 months. Please suggest what I should do.

Regards,

Dear Manugupta79,

It is difficult to give any suggestions under such a situation where there is no option but to endure. Perhaps this is the reason no suggestions are coming up. Moreover, seasoned HR professionals are also aware of cases where a candidate may quote a certain salary (lesser) so that he is given preference and gets the job. On being selected, the person may put up a request to enhance the offered CTC, which, in general, is not acceded to.

Moreover, on one hand, you say - "offer letter where the salary was offered as per my experience." It is evident that you have been offered a salary commensurate with your experience, which must be more than the salary QUOTED by you. Is this correct?

Now, can one expect a typical HR to go back and take approval from his seniors for a higher salary? It would be easier for him to select the NEXT candidate in line. Having said that, I do not wish to discourage you. You can request them with proof and accept the mistake made by you at your own risk. In case your request is not accepted, you have the option to continue with your job, where you are getting a HIGHER salary.

In the private sector, there is no provision/guarantee of protecting the existing salary drawn by a candidate or necessarily offering a higher salary. Hope the above helps in sorting out your dilemma.

Warm regards.

Write to HR at TCS regarding the discrepancies by providing proof. If they acknowledge it, that's fine. If not, follow Raj Kumar's advice and remain in your current position.

Pon

Thank you, Raj Kumar, for your point of view. The lower salary quoted was a mistake, but I clearly informed HR during the interview that I am willing to work for any salary. My primary reason for seeking a change is job security, as the project in my current organization is winding down. Therefore, any salary in line with what TCS offers is acceptable to me. Despite the error in the quoted amount, I have still submitted my original salary slips for the last 3 months. I have already resigned from my current organization.

Given this situation, could you please advise me on what steps I should take?

With best regards,

Thank you for updating me with the information. Under this situation, the best (and perhaps the only) option is to join TCS, whether or not they accept your request. By the way, are you aware that it is quite common that sometimes in one's career, one has to agree to a lesser CTC under the following circumstances:

- If the company is good and renowned; working for a brand name adds premium value to one's career, which can yield high dividends later.
- If there are considerations of location or any other conveniences.
- If the job profile is good and assures job satisfaction and steady growth.
- If one wants to move on from the current company.

Hope you will consider the above and make a wise decision of your own.

Warm regards.

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Like Raj Kumar and Pon suggested, take a shot hoping that TCS would revisit your CTC, but be prepared for the worst, which is to join at the offered CTC.

For your long-term benefit, just review your action once so that you learn from your mistake regarding what you mentioned, "The less salary quoted was a mistake, but I told clearly to HR during the interview that I am ready to work on any salary."

Understanding Mistakes in Salary Quotation

How can it be a mistake to give a wrong (whether lower or higher) CTC figure in the interview? Everyone knows that he/she is expected to give the CTC details, with the salary slips coming in next. Either it's pure negligence on your part or, like Raj Kumar mentioned, could be willful. Please note that I am not casting any doubts, just presenting the way it's viewed by others.

Commitment to Salary Offers

Regarding the second part of what you mentioned, "...am ready to work on any salary." Then why back out now?

And please, for heaven's and your sake, get your act right first. It's okay and normal for anyone to be ambitious, but crossing the fine line to get into the 'greed' domain would only affect your career, not anyone else's.

Advice for Future Interviews

A word of advice for your future: even though you may be desperate to change, never ever give any indication, either verbally or through your body language during interviews, about your intent. It's more than likely to be taken advantage of in today's world. Hope you get the point.

All the best.

Regards,
TS

I am very happy with the salary offered and have no intention to ask for any more salary on account of my mistake. What I am saying is if the quoted salary becomes a problem when the background check shows a 10% difference in salary. I mentioned 10% less.

After going through your email, it appears to me that you are in a dilemma or specifically unsatisfied with yourself rather than the offered salary. You seem to feel that you did not negotiate the salary well, or perhaps now you see yourself differently after being selected by a company like TCS, so your expectations have changed. Now, you feel that you underestimated yourself initially.

Just consider that while you have to showcase your achievements in your job, HR professionals are recruiting quality staff, aiming to save on or optimize the salary offered, and so on. As you mentioned that you would accept and join at any salary offered by them, and also considering how you handled salary negotiations (as per your statement, salary based on experience), the HR person did not consider your previous salary but rather the general trend of salary for your position in TCS and other similar industries.

Key Points to Consider

1. What is offered is not low or unacceptable but a bit on the lower side. Companies like TCS must have some minimum and maximum salary limits for all levels. HR never offers a salary that does not fit into their structure. So, have satisfaction that what is offered is logical and only slightly on the lower side.

2. You have to join the job at the offered salary; chances of revision are very low as the salary decided by HR is not based on your previous salary but the general trend and the way you handled your negotiations.

Have faith in your skills, perform well in the future, assess yourself, and achieve.

Best of Luck

I understand your point of concern. If TCS verifies with your ex-employer and discovers that you intentionally quoted a lower CTC, you might be in trouble.

Potential Issues with Misquoting CTC

TCS may suspect that you misquoted your CTC to secure the job. If they learn that your previous job was not secure, as you mentioned, this could reinforce their suspicions.

You are ready to accept TCS's current offer, but you are worried about whether TCS will allow you to continue if they suspect something fishy.

Understanding TCS's Perspective

The circumstances mentioned by Mr. Rajkumar are 100 percent true. People often accept lower salaries when changing jobs, and TCS is aware of these situations.

Steps to Address the Situation

Since you have already submitted your payslips to TCS, this is a positive step. If verification occurs, your monthly salary should match TCS's records. Remember, monthly salary multiplied by 12 is not the CTC. Provide documentary evidence showing your actual CTC with your previous employer to TCS and explain orally that it was an unintentional mistake.

If TCS believes you are a good person with no malafide intentions, you may succeed in achieving your goals. Otherwise, given your current job insecurity, the offer you have received might be excellent for you.

Though this issue may be causing you tension, don't worry. You are not at great fault, and I don't think anyone will take this matter very seriously. Relax.

All the best,

I am getting a feeling that everyone here is enthusiastically answering Manu Gupta's query but may be taking the conversation and query in the incorrect direction. What I perceive is that his query is, in fact, very plain and simple. Manu is happy about the TCS offer, salary, etc., and is willingly accepting the offer. His only concern is that he mistakenly quoted a slightly lower salary figure while filling out the interview forms. Now, if TCS HR later matches the documents submitted by him, which include his 3 months' salary slip, they might wonder why the salary figure provided by him in the form is lower than what's on the salary slips. So, he just wants to ask if it is necessary to clarify his salary figure typo mistake while filling out forms, or is it okay to not do anything in this regard, or if any of you would offer any different suggestions.

I'm not from HR, but my opinion would be to contact HR and apprise them of the typo mistake in the forms. This can be done if contact with HR is possible and there is no further risk of complicating things. Otherwise, he can just remain silent, and if later on this issue comes up, he can accept and own up to the discrepancy of the typo mistake.

HR experts may please offer better suggestions.

Regards,
Isar Ahmed

Could you please guide me on whether I should do anything in this regard or just wait to see if there is any query from HR, at which point I would provide my explanation?

Question on Salary Discrepancy

Does it really matter to HR if a candidate specifies a lower salary (mistakenly) by 10% in their form but shares the correct salary slips? If the salary offered by the company is acceptable to the candidate and they have no intention to ask for more based on the lower salary quoted?

Thank you for your answer.

Regards,

I think Isar Ahmed has already answered your query: "What to do?"

Just sit cool and join them. If later anyone raises this question, you can say it was an unintentional typo error. Since the documents are the ultimate proof of any statements you make or say, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

All the best.

Regards,
TS

Dear All Seniors, Thank you very much. I am somewhat relaxed now. I am now sure that in case HR asks anything related to this, then I have an answer to that. I am confident that they will understand my point of view and be okay with it, as the salary quoted is less but the salary slips are genuine.

Regards,