If you come in too high, you risk making yourself look silly. Ideally, money shouldn't be discussed until both applicant and company know something about each other. The applicant has to know about the job, its importance and how the company values the position. Once the company makes an offer, then it's appropriate to ask for 10-20 percent above that figure, depending upon what you earned on your last job. Overvaluing your worth.
Many candidates make the mistake of believing the market hype about salaries.
Salaries for IT positions are generally quite good but Roden points out that many widely touted salary ranges are way out of line. Like many other firms, we do our own salary surveys and have a clear idea of what many positions pay. Failing to understand responsibilities of the job. Don't take corporate job descriptions as gospel. Not only do they present glorified snapshots of jobs, they seldom accurately describe what the jobs entail.