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Okay, on a serious note, I had one recruiter give me pretty amazing advice that shaped how I got paid and determined my own salary. When negotiating, I kept referring to the position itself (associate director), and the median ranges I’d seen from various employment sites. She stopped me dead in my tracks, and said “stop doing that. [Name] - what do you really want to be paid? After you figure that out, we can figure out a title.”
Best advice I ever got in recent years.
Second the above advice - agencies have hard compensation ceilings at each level. Start with your salary requirements and let them figure out how to afford you.
Hell, I do that now. I negotiate hard. If they want me, they’ll play ball.
In NYC I told a recruiter that while it was illegal for me to respond to his question (I put it that way as the question was illegal but I didn't want to insult him), I was happy to provide the range for which I would consider a move.