Salary negotiation is an important part of the whole process of switching job. For most of the engineers; bigger salary is often the most important criteria to change the company they're working for. Those who've been through the process will agree that salary negotiation is an art and it's not everyone's cup of tea. The HRs are smarter than ever before and they'll try to pick you up for the lowest possible salary, while maintaining your confidence in them (my personal experience). It's only after you accept the offer and join the job that you realize the games HR folks played with you.

Why not just share your salary negotiation experiences with all of us? How did you overcome (or fall prey to) the HR's tricky negotiations?