Most people think your hike % depends on your current salary… WRONG.
The real number HR uses to decide your pay is the budget band for your role — and here’s the part they don’t want you to know:

📌 You can ask for the top of that band without them ever telling you the band exists.
All you have to say is:
“Based on my market research for this role and location, offers are landing around ₹X–₹Y, and I’d like to be in that range.”

Boom. You just bypassed their “salary trap” and anchored them at the highest possible figure they had in mind.

This works even if your current salary is half of that.
Yes, they’ll still hire you if you’re good — because you’re inside their approved budget.

🚀 Try it once. Your payslip will thank you.

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Drop the word SALARY in the comments and I’ll DM it to you.

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