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Hi,

I was wondering if it is advisable for fresh grads to attempt to negotiate their starting salary? I heard it depends on the industry and role, for example, in tech companies and banks. I heard govt roles have pretty much fixed pay.

Did some reading, and the general consensus in Singapore is that you usually can't, but "never try never know". Rarely do employers retract the offer.

Particularly, I'm more interested in hearing about success stories (and how you did it!) in banks and tech companies, since I think that companies will never offer you their maximum right off the bat, so I'm just really curious if it is a common practice to attempt negotiation.

Background: I'm a software engineer.