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This is pretty much the definitive answer as far as I'm concerned: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/

• 27182818284 12y ago
  I was actually expecting the author of that article to be the top comment in this thread before checking comments. Glad to see the link.
• kylelibra 12y ago
  Came here to post this link. Definitely read this article and take it to heart.
• zerr 12y ago
  The one bad thing about this strategy is that you can't actually go significantly above the offered salary... I tried it on myself and I was offered way low then I expected - eventually, I was able to increase the offer by 5K, but that's it... I refused the offer. Of course there are other reasons - at least as they explained they had a limited budget (it was a startup...), and the latest negotiated value was 20% more than other people with similar responsibilities... BUT, this was the startup... I guess with BigCo-s it is better to say your "BIG" number first.
• eldelshell 12y ago
  70k words? Mind blown! Better leave it for the weekend.