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It's not a good idea to give your desired salary AND to add "negotiable". Because that tells the company that you will be accepting less, which weakens your negotation position instantly.
If I say "$80,000" and you say "$80,000, negotiable", when we both think "$80,000 would be very nice, $75,000 would be acceptable, and $...
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It is absolutely acceptable to write "negotiable" and not give them a number. Some schools of thought in fact recommend avoiding giving a number.
Some articles following this school of thought:
https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/negotiating-comp?utm_source=pocket-newtab
https://www.algrim.co/1764-what-to-put-for-desired-salary
https://www....
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