 The number of mistakes people make in those interviews is don't talk about your salary. In those interviews, even in the first round interviews, recruiters will likely to ask you this question. 1. What's your salary expectation? 2. How much you're getting paid right now? If your answer is way too high above the budget, they will reject you immediately just based on the first round interview. Of course, you cannot give a too low number because we're getting low offer towards the end. Maybe you're not a confident candidate, only want to ask $50,000 per year as a product manager. I highly recommend during this primary recruiting season, everyone just give a range of salary so that you are safe in terms of all their budget is falling in between your range. You're a very aggressive negotiator. You can only give them a very high number upfront and then negotiate later on with them. But I do not recommend unless you know exactly how much they're getting paid to the current employees right now. Therefore, a range is a safer choice.