<prompt> Human: Ive read up a LOT about salary negotiation but all advice seems geared towards first entering a company, which isnt too helpful in a situation where youre already in the company. I am graduating in October and have been working in a software company in Europe. Because of my student status, the best they could give me by law was an internship contract and they pay all interns the same range 2000 - 10.All of this will be up for negotiation when they sign me on as a permanent employee after graduation. I like this job, company and my boss, and it will be a lot less of a hassle to stay with this company I cant speak the local language well enough so Im limited to companiesjobs that work in English. My company tends to convert a lot of interns into permanent entry-level executives and Ive scoped out salary range seems to be around 2500-3000 a month. However, most of their converted interns come from liberal artspsychology backgrounds andor no actual working experience ie that would be their first full-time job out of college. Edit 2: Most of the interns work with data entry, while several few positions work with development or managerial work. Based on this experience, I definitely should come out at upper entry or mid-level, and make more than an executive at entry-level. I will graduate with a masters AND already have over 5 years experience in relevant fields. I deserve much more than what they typically offer for intern to permanent transitions which I hope they realize and wont try to lowball me.What makes me worried is being put at a disadvantage in negotiation since they already have a number what theyre paying me. Also the figure Im looking for is upwards of 4000 a month as a permanent staffer over double my salary as an intern and Im not sure what they will think of that.Also since this is Europe, theres no 401k-like options, I dont think the company offers stock options, theres already 4 weeks min vacation by law, so Im not sure what else I could negotiate for outside of salary.Im already applying to other places as a fallbacknegotiation leverage, but what can I do in negotiations for this situation?Edit: Holy shit didnt expect so many replies. Busy writing a paper today, will slowly read and reply to responses while Im doing that! But in case I dont reply directly, know that I appreciate your advice!  <response>: Question: have they expressed interest in keeping you on? Would they let you go? Would the team be weaker without you?If they want and need you, forget all the noise. Go in at an over the top number. Say 30k more than you want. All this does is force them to say a number. Both parties have a stake in the ground. Now you know what the negotiating range is. Baby, you got a stew goin.You can talk market demand for your skills and experience until your blue in the face. This has never worked for me vs a seasoned negotiator. Leverage is everything. The want to increase your pay by zero. Thats their goal. You want as much as you can get. Thats your goal. 