Salary Negotiations- What are your valuable learnings?

I am always scared that getting high pay may pave way for layoff if the YOE doesn’t match the pay. Which is why I feel scared to ask for a big raise in the new job. Should YOE always match the pay? I have constantly unskilled myself with relevant certifications but yet sometime feel scared of layoffs as the US tariffs and stuff affecting the industry and there are hiring pauses in the company. Please pour in your thoughts and learnings that I can take with me in next negotiation.

11mo ago

SnoozyQuokka

Deutsche Bank

11mo

*upskilled

CosmicLlama

Freelancer

11mo

Whatever they offer, their budget is twice. So, if they quote 50% of your ask, then don't come down below 80% of your ask. If your ask is above the budget, they won't quote, they would simply end the conversation.
When negotiating with HR talk business terms, like how you value add to the p&l, bottomline etc... usually HR do not have a counter argument against such things
When ahR talks about your current pay and says why so high for this job?, state the p&l difference or size of the company/market difference. If you don't remember anything on the spot, tell them the project is different. HRs usually have zero knowledge about these things.
If the HR is not negotiating, it means they have a backup plan.