I was reading about this scenario and wanted to get some opinions—if someone applies for a job and asks for the max salary, but also tells the company they’re open to lowering it if they don’t quite meet expectations, how effective do you think that would be as part of negotiating salary?

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Honestly…if you are open to accepting lower salary, don’t ask for maximum salary. It just sends a confused signal.

Ask for what you feel you deserve. If they cannot give it monetarily, pivot to PTO and other perks.

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Everything is negotiable. Even if someone says otherwise.

You should ask for what you are worth and be able to tell them why you are worth that. If you think you bring more to the table than any other potential applicant, then ask for the max and tell them why. Don't ask for the max just because it's the max without a why. You'll come across as greedy and uneducated about the market.

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I would say that could be true but not always about being greedy and uneducated. I’ve done many searches on salary and it is well over what companies actually offer. But this wasn’t my scenario. I just thought it was interesting. Thanks for your input. I also think it’s smarter to ask for what you’re worth.

Ask for what you think you’re worth and back it up with your experience and knowledge

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I agree with that.

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