Well, yes Brandon it's an educated guess that you've made :) However, such an approach requires critical self-assessment of one's qualifications consistent with a person's ambitions. If one lacks self-awareness of his/her strong and weak sides, crushing defeat is quarranted. Besides, your comment perhaps directed to people having some job experience, what about the rest? Young people who just have finished their studies?

Double of what I'm making at the moment. It helps to set an anchor value that's high. That way you have more negotiating power. Although there are other factors that come into play. For example, what you can offer or even self worth.

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