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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Email received today in response to my resume

david, your package is very good. you look good and you sound good.
but you blew it when you wrote:

> $35,000 - $40,000 annually, *non-negotiable*

first of all if you are as strong as you think then you can talk people
into paying you 35k. the right person will get that at the right company.

second and worse then being naive, it makes you sound hard to handle and
like you will be a trouble maker.

You could say that; My target salary is 37.5k or currently I am earning
35K as a free lance.

but to say: $35,000 - $40,000 annually, *non-negotiable* is a turn off.

what do you think?