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> Have you been more successful in salary negotiations for like work? Is
> there any ways around this?
First off, if your payment requirements really *are* requirements, then
any conversation that doesn't meet them is not worth your time. Get up
and leave. Right away.
If, on the other hand, they're a starting point and you're willing to
negotiate them, be aware that that's exactly what you're doing -
expressing a willingness to take less if other factors make the
assignment worth considering.
When asked for our rates, I usually quote a range and the other side
comes back with something, and we continue talking. If after a
reasonable amount of time the rate isn't something we can live with, all
things considered, I have no problem walking away.
If you can get your required rate in your market area, then the market
is telling me that your rate is accurate - for those market conditions.
Why bother with an assignment that isn't paying what the market is
paying?
