Yes, I am prepared to negotiate on compensation. I attempted to negotiate a larger raise at my current position during my last review and convinced my superior, but he was overruled by HR. While I failed in that instance, I'm now more confident about arguing my side of salary negotiations.
My situation is somewhat complicated by being represented by recruiters for all of these opportunities. My current thought is that getting two+ offers through the same recruiter would be ideal; he'll be incentivized to argue my case on compensation much more than if there was only a single offer that he needed me to accept.
convinced my superior, but he was overruled by HR
That sounds like a manager with little power, or a trick to get out of paying more.
I'm in the process of searching for a new job. I'm currently employed, but I'm dissatisfied with my salary and career growth options. I've done a couple of phone interviews and one face-to-face interview already, with several others lined up next week. The face-to-face interview went well, and I'm anticipating an offer from them next week. However, while considering how I would evaluate that offer, I caught myself awarding them points in reciprocation for their implicit praise in singling me out as a worthy candidate. Now I'm wondering what other biases I might be falling prey to in this process. Thoughts?