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mistro
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In my experience, negotiating a salary is one of those things that always seems a lot harder in your head ... when in reality, employers are happy to discuss salary terms.
I take it you're not using a recruitment consultant? If you are, they should handle it. If not ... here are my suggestions -
I'd ring up whomever is the main contact and say something like - 'thanks very much for the job offer. I really like the position and the company and feel I could learn a lot.
However, I was hoping to secure a salary around $38,000 because ... (and you have a couple of options here depending on your circumstance)
a) because you're currently on that salary and need to take account of living costs etc.
b) are looking to move up to $38,000 because (insert your value add, experience and rationale here) I have been undertaking the roles of the position above mine for x months/years now and feel that I have the necessary experience and enthusiasm to take on a position of this level.
c) outside of my current position I've been (taking on extra projects/completed further education/undertaken a course) which I believe gives me the necessary skills to bring xxxxx to the position.
In my opinion, the basic rule here is to be thankful of the offer and say that you like the position but are looking for $38,000 and then list why they should pay you more then offered. Try to be professional and objective about the negotiations.
Their response will probably be to either a) keep the offer as it is and give you reasons why they're paying that much b) meet you half way c) increase it but say that this will be reviewed after a few months or d) offer you the same salary with extra benefits which is likely because of the current economic climate.
Goodluck. Congrats on getting the first offer and fingers crossed that they'll meet your salary request. |
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dlturner85
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Yeah negotiating salery is more in the head. bottom line is if you have proven that you have been a valuable asset to your current employer then you might be holding the cards. Explanations are good to, but don't let them sound rehearsed. Finally It won't hurt to ask the most they can do is say no, and so can you because the extra money will effect your quality of life. So if you don't like what they offer then you can still say no.
Check out this article on my site because it has some great information.
http://www.mrturnerservices.com/content/section/11/39/ |
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