<prompt> Human: Long story short.Had a phone interview yesterday for a position similar to my own. They asked what I was looking for and I threw a number out, 45k. Have a guided tour today and I know salary will come up again. What are some strategies I can use to negotiate my salary? I ideally want 50k but on the spot threw out the 45k. Did I screw the pooch?Assistant: When you negotiate anything there is a concept called anchoring Whereby the first number thrown out is the one that is the focus either consciously or unconsciously. The other concept is that of the typical barter - the person with the thing they are trying to sell in this case, your labor wants to ask for more than they want first and the person trying to offer you a thing in response wants to offer less than that in order to find equilibrium with the price point.Youve done two things that are very much recommended against - first, you as the person with the goods set the anchor you almost always try and get the buyer to do this in these situations and you set it below what you really wanted. You cant now come back with the 55k and barter down, as that would mess with the recruiter. If there are other ways to get compensation equity, perks, bonuses etc I would focus on those, as youve now put yourself in a difficult situation re: Base rate.Human: Thanks for the reply. Ill keep that in mind in my meeting today and focus in other ways to compensate for the blunder.  <response>: I disagree with the above. You can always come back higher. Its not the best position to be in for a negotiation and yes it can be awkward to adjust but most people arent skilled negotiators. If it were me, you could always state that you were analyzing the position and looking at fair market rates for comparative positions and realized that a more realistic number is plug the number you wanted here.1. Make money statement Im very interested in this position and your company. In my excitement, I prematurely jumped the gun for salary requirements before looking into it fully. After doing more research on the requirements and what Im able to offer you as a company, I believe a fairer salary would be 50k.2. Wait for response. If positive response and they agree, say Great! and move on the next topic. Dont keep closing if theyre closed. 3. If they dont looksound sold, walk them through a value proposition on yourself. For example, To perform this job properly you need x certification, also y certification would be supplementary to this with x years of experience. Typically to hire someone with this certs is x to x a year. Additionally, I have z experience which would be highly beneficial to your company because of z reason. If they latch onto anything in here, feel free to ask them questions about what theyre looking for and validate that these are all things you can assist with.4. Gauge whether or not theyve been receptive. Receptive - ask for close Based on that does this sound like a fair offer to you now?On the fence- circle back to anything they appeared to be interested in and build on or try to segue into something else they might need. It really doesnt matter what, youre jus trying to find something that they can latch onto here as an additional contribution to work specifically should never to try to leverage on personal... except maybe cost of living which didnt sound like a factor here.Unreceptive - this is where you can move into an alternate close looking for other benefits with monetary value but not tied to your salary. If a salary adjustment is really untenable, would it be possible to have a, b, c benefits? If you cant leverage any changes by this point and regardless of whether or not you want work there under the given terms. Id move into something along the following lines I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me about all the potential benefits. I am still very interested in the position, could we talk more about insert any topics still on the table to discuss non-monetarily? Id like to make sure Im weighing all the options correctly. At the end of the rest of your conversation, ask if them if you can have 24-48 hours to think about it and get back to them with a decision. If theyre eager to fill it, no more than 24 hours. If theyre very interested in you, they might come back and just offer you the higher pay rather than risk you not taking the job. 