How to negotiate your salary

- Negotiating for anything, … a salary, a house, a car, whatever, … is actually a very simple process. … First rule, … be willing and prepared to walk away from the negotiation … with nothing, no deal. … If you absolutely have to cut a deal … you walk in at a disadvantage. … If you're desperate, … if you put yourself in a position … where if you don't get the job … or close the deal with the client, … you will not be able to meet your expenses, … you're finished before you've even begun. … You want to have the freedom to know … that if the deal doesn't work for you, … you can say thanks, walk away, … and know something better will turn up that you will accept. … In any negotiation, … have two numbers in mind before you begin. … What you want and what you're willing to live with. … For example, negotiating your salary for a new job. … Before your very first interview, … you want to have an idea of the salary range. … There are three ways to discover this. … One, the salary range has been included in the job posting. …