"Not doing more industry research and assuming what I was asking for was competitive, when it was in fact low. I always now recommend to people to ask for the most they can off the top, because you never know how locked in it is or how much freedom you will have later.
Even big companies with standard salary bands can change their policies, and you may not have as much negotiating power as you thought.""As someone who has hired people and has been responsible for setting salaries, I'd say don’t fear that asking for a salary you deem to be high will ruin your chances. A worthy employer will work with you to try and find a fair solution and likely will not just take an offer off the table because you asked for 'too much.