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Negotiating hard costs a candidate nothing, because the person on the other side is spending a budget rather than their own money and will not hold it against them.
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- Patrick McKenzie Software engineer and writer, known online as patio11
It is Bob’s job to get you signed with the company as cheaply as possible, but Bob is not super motivated to do so, because Bob is not spending Bob’s money to hire you. Bob is spending Bob’s budget.
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↗Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valuedkalzumeus.com
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