5 tips on negotiating your first salary

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Negotiating your salary at your first job can be an intimidating process.

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Salary negotiations are always a tricky process.

That goes double for anyone who's just landed their first job.

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"For many new grads, negotiating their first salary might represent the first time they're being asked to stand up for themselves, and not just in a professional context, but to senior figures in a position of authority," Gabrielle Bill, a career coach and strategist at online lending website SoFi, tells Business Insider.

The negotiation process doesn't have to be scary, though.

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Here are some tips that'll help you negotiate your salary for the first time like a pro: