Speaking only for myself, any candidate who starts going down the road of "I won't fill out employment application until we are interested in each other", "I won't discuss previous salary", "I won't provide references until there is an offer letter", etc... - just screams "Prima Donna"
The first is fairly ridiculous, and I can understand not wanting to hire such a person. The second makes perfect sense; you should at least respect that he's honest enough not to flat-out lie to you, as most people would do. (In finance, every banker got the top bonus for his level of seniority.) The third is sketchy-- it sounds like he's trying to hide something-- but I can understand his not wanting to provide a current reference, lest he jeopardize his current job.
You can't really lie about your salary - too easy to get caught, particularly in Silicon Valley. And, if you claim to be a $130K/year Network Engineer, but are really a $85K a year Network Engineer - you'll not only get caught, but fired for poor performance as well - there is just no upside in lying about making more money. Their might be some incentive to claim a _lower_ salary, but most people just say "I made way too much money at my last job X$, I'm willing to work for much less"
The first is fairly ridiculous, and I can understand not wanting to hire such a person. The second makes perfect sense; you should at least respect that he's honest enough not to flat-out lie to you, as most people would do. (In finance, every banker got the top bonus for his level of seniority.) The third is sketchy-- it sounds like he's trying to hide something-- but I can understand his not wanting to provide a current reference, lest he jeopardize his current job.