Fearless Salary Negotiation

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1. packetslaveMay 2021
   +1 for Fearless Salary Negotiation. I read it when interviewing 3 years ago and used a variation of one of the email scripts to negotiate a ~25% increase from first offer.

   Also, I don't personally recommend talking about salary expectations until after you have an offer in hand. Focus on the value you're bringing to the table and your fit for the position, and let the company make the first move in terms of putting a number out there.

   Also, never, ever answer the "what are your salary expectations?" question from recruiters. You're automatically limiting yourself.

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2. CritterM72800Mar 2021
   Fearless Salary Negotiation by Josh Doody.

   Negotiate your salary, people!

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3. ckib16Feb 2021
   Fearless Salary Negotiation is a great book - very approachable and practical. I learned a lot from it.

   Also for context - just remember that actually negotiating already puts you in a good subset of people. Many people - including myself initially - are reluctant to negotiate. It's a learned skill.

   https://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com

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4. QuinnyPigJan 2019
   This is highly variable, depending upon geography, experience, ability to sell yourself, and specialty. Take a look at GlassDoor, and also consider Josh Doody's "Fearless Salary Negotiation" book.
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5. palataApr 2025
   I looked for resources a few years ago and found a post by a software engineer talking about "Fearless Salary Negotiation" [1]. The engineer said: "it's a small book, cost me around 40 bucks which were immediately compensated by the fact that I managed to negotiate a higher salary".

   I wanted to ask for a raise: I had been working in that startup for 4 years and had never had a raise. I thought "if that book helps me get a raise of a few bucks per month, that will pay for it".

   It didn't go as planned: I followed the instructions in the book, my boss spent an hour bullshitting me and I didn't get a raise. So I sent my resignation the next day. The boss called me back, and I got a substantial raise and a bonus (to compensate for the shitty salary I had been having before, it was not a miracle).

   All that to say that this book did not make me a pro negotiator. But it made me understand how salary negotiation works (reading it, I felt like a child: it only says common sense stuff, but I had been doing everything wrong my whole life). And it gave me the confidence to actually ask for a raise.

   Totally worth it.

   [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Salary-Negotiation-step-step...

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6. JoshDoodyApr 2025
   Josh here (I wrote Fearless Salary Negotiation), and I just wanted to say that it's fantastic to hear that you got such a great outcome. Great work!

   And thanks for sharing this publicly, if for no other reason than it made may day.

   Cheers!

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