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Discussion on: 5 Salary Negotiation Rules for Software Developers. Get +20% On Top of Your Market Rate

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Yaser Al-Najjar • Edited

Love it !

Why would you let the employer dictate the first number since the usual result would be around that number?

I mean if he tells you will be paid $30 per hour, if you say no... most probably, you would get something around $35.

This video is interesting: facebook.com/170012693726567/posts...

So why would I let him dictate the first number?

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Avery • Edited

Exactly! Negotiation 101, the anchoring effect, put your number up there first. There may be reasons to wait but that's Negotiation 337, and most employers aren't trained in negotiation.