Any insights into negotiating a full time salary in tech sales? Do I need competing offers to do so?

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Always easier to negotiate when you have competing offers, but if that doesn’t work out you can leverage your current position. For example, are you expecting a raise/promotion at your current company in the near future? Use this to your advantage.

Bottom line if you hit it out of the park on your interview the recruiter/hiring manager will do what they can to give you what you want, they need to fill that req with a qualified candidate just as much you need that role.

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