What are the best ways to negotiate a higher salary for a first job?

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I don't really believe there are any if you're not negotiating with an independent shop. HR is just not authorized to cough up extra money for a junior hire, and they don't expect you to be unique enough to be worth matching/beating a counter-offer.

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Sometimes the only way is to have a better offer from somewhere else (even if you wouldn't go). It's tricky. But it's more expensive to lose a good hire and most big agencies literally have money put aside just to keep talent in case they try to leave so they don't have to depend on only the Account's SOW. First job that's hard...not much you can do there.

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bring them other offers at competing shops. i bumped up my first salary a LOT at a holding company shop.

Ask for 200k

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