Settle It Now Negotiation Blog

Check out today's Naked MBA post The Importance of Negotiating Your Salary.  Here's the best advice going:

Practice

Any good negotiator knows that you have to practice. Plan what you want to say and how you want to say it. Have mock negotiations with your friends or your career advisor. Practice negotiating at the drycleaner, with your cable company and with any other service you purchase. Eventually negotiating will feel natural, and you’ll appear more comfortable while you’re doing it. This is important, because you don’t want to come off as nervous or aggressive.

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