How to Negotiate Your Salary For the Highest Starting Salary You Can Possibly Get

Here's a secret your future boss doesn't want you to know:

The higher your starting salary, the better off you will be in terms of earning potential, perceived value, and status in the company. Raises are often given based on percentage of what you're already making, and so the more you make, the more you get.

But what will it take to get a higher starting salary? Two things: Information and negotiation. You must have the information on which to base your negotiation. But
salary negotiation skills are critical as well and they're hardly ever used effectively.

Here are the steps you must take if you want the benefit of a high starting salary.

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