Optimal hf salary negotiation

Has anyone put thought into what is optimal and why in HF salary negotiation? 

Some example questions: 

1) Should you put out a number first or vice versa? 

2) What number should you put out relative to what you think is fair? 

a) Does it, for example, make the most sense to ask for the highest number that would not offend the other party? 

b) Or, is it better to just take what you think the range is and ask for 95th percentile? 

3) When should you provide color on compensation expectations? Is it optimal to disclose towards the end of the process? 

4) What information should you disclose to recruiters about compensation and when should you do so? 

5) How do you think about the risk that, if you ask for too much, it will put a target on your back after you start? (because you become a larger line item) 

6) Does the answer change if you are negotiating with a multi with passthrough fees? (e.g., all else equal ask for more since they are more incentivized to take risk in this way?) 

 

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