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Don't apply for a job that you don't like. You're gonna hate your life.

Don't ask for a salary you know you're not worth.

Work in a tech company as much as possible. If you don't, you're gonna be treated as a powerpoint presentation expert, office installation expert, video editor/movie maker expert, IT support guy, loose plug/broken headset repairman, facebook hacker, and a dark magician all at once. Most (not all) tech companies know who you are better. They understand your needs better.

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    Would disagree on the salary slightly go for the top end and see what you can get (don't be unrealistic though)
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    Really feeling the
    > treated like a powerpoint presentation expert
    thing right now.

    Work for someone that will engage you the way you want to be engaged.
  • 3
    Disagree strongly with the salary comment.

    Everyone is "worth" whatever they believe they are worth. Salary negotiation is exactly that - a negotiation. So ask for whatever YOU think you are "worth" (I hate that word") and you will either get it or they will negotiate you down.

    I've been through negotiation training with a world class negotiation company (they train top flight footballers, politicians and even the military) and the most important thing I learned was to get in first and open high. It's called an anchor.

    If you get in first and say you want £100k that then becomes the starting point at which they have to pull back from.

    A skilled negotiator has counters to this, but it's all a game. At the end of the day, your "worth" is priceless so ask for any god damn salary you like. If the company wants you they will come to some arrangement.
  • 0
    Your perceived worth for a salary doesn't equalize what the company thinks you're worth, especially if it's a tech company.
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    @SSDD Thank you ;).
  • 0
    @SSDD Thank you for sharing that :)
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