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> Isn't that basically what a recruiter does? Every time I've dealt with a recruiter, they've done the salary haggling for me.

Recruiters are much more likely to cut bait and leave an extra 5% on the table to:

1. Keep a good relationship with the employer

2. Keep their turnover high, making money on negotiating many "OK" salaries instead of maximizing each individual salary (including yours).

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I agree, except what I generally tell a recruiter what I want for a job before an offer has even been made, and I usually work with multiple at once. It gives me some haggling power without being the one who has to haggle directly.

Sounds like you are already your own "agent" as it were. The rest of us just don't know how to haggle, sadly :|

It's no different than buying a car.

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