I find in general it's helpful to prepare for all interactions. Salary negotiation especially. When you get on a call to talk about salary with a recruiter yo

I find in general it's helpful to prepare for all interactions. Salary negotiation especially. When you get on a call to talk about salary with a recruiter you should already know pretty much how that call is going to go. If someone catches you off guard with, "Hey your demo shit the bed and ruined the client meeting" just ask them to schedule a meeting to talk about it. Always feel you like you can 'reject the premise' that you need to have a conversation on someone else's terms.