<prompt> Human: I am a college student who has experience working in a hospital. Wanted to make some extra money and decided to get back into it. Applied for a position and got an interview. It was the first real interview Ive ever done where I had multiple people sitting at a table asking me questions. It was interesting but nothing I couldnt handle, and feel like I crushed it not to mention my qualifications are honestly above what they are asking. Anyway Ive been told, and even seen on here, that you shouldnt ask what the salary is and only mention it if brought up by the interviewer. Well it never was, and when they asked me if I had any questions for them I opted not to ask about it as I didnt want to break the tabooput myself in a unfavorable position. Now they said they will notify me on Friday on their decision so I will see then. So my question is one, is that normal in a interview and two say things go well and they offer me the position and say the pay is x how should I approach it? Another tip Ive heard time and again is never accept the first offer, so should I ask for more no matter what and if so how much more? Finally I suspect they will call me and notify me, should I do any negotiations over the phone? Sorry for these questions just want to make sure that I set myself up right.  <response>: Usually offer letters are written and through email. It is 100 normal to not discuss salary until they extend an offer. If you are comfortable with the salary andor really want this job I wouldnt negotiate. You risk them saying nah sorry thats too much. Then you lose out on the job. Its best to negotiate salary when you have leverage and can risk them not accepting. IE when you already have a job making money, if you get an offer, you can easily negotiate because if they decline, whatever you just keep working your current job. Or if you have multiple offers you can negotiate because the risk of them all declining is smaller. But with it being your first big boy job, with no current other offers, I wouldnt push it unless you truly truly feel the offer is low. 