Five rules of salary negotiation

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 00:25 IST   |    8 Comments
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Bangalore: Almost all of us have been into the experience of negotiating salary but how successful have you been in achieving the target that you had set for yourself. One of the main criteria is to how to get the best possible offer out of an organization. Here are few steps for our readers to land up to their expected salary. 1. Have a Range Rather Than a Single Figure
When pressed for your salary requirements, you should always be sure to offer a range based on what others in the field are earning, rather than a single fixed number. This will provide a flexibility of bargaining both to the organization as well as you. It is very important to determine where to draw the line. Hence when you are negotiating for fees or salary you need to find your absolute minimum, which is the lowest amount you can accept in order to be happy, live in relative comfort life. Going lower than this figure, almost regardless of any other factors, should be entirely unacceptable to you.

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