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Job offer negotiation!
I just got a call for a job offer. I think my heart is still in my throat.
I asked for something in writing in terms of salary offer and HR benefits. He told me his salary offer and said that it's slightly more than the beginning salary for this position. And if it's not acceptable we could talk about it, but that he couldn't go much higher.
It's already 4K more than I make more, but I'd be paying more for healthcare and commuting costs. Since it sounds like there's room to negotiate, I guess I should do that.
How does that work? Any suggestions?
AH!!! I'm not thinking straight.
Re: Job offer negotiation!
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Thanks! I've been looking on and off for 7 months, but was fortunate to be employed in that time.
Also, in terms of question above, it's for an NGO, if that matters. It seems like there HR policies are pretty uniform, as they are listed on the website. Not sure if there's wiggle room on that.
If it's already more than you're expecting, that's great. If you want to negotiate, i'd take the commute out of the equation. It's not their problem that you have a longer commute.
I'd look at how much more you'd pay for healthcare and commuting costs, and give him a number. He can always counter with his limit.
I'd also factor in opportunities for advancement, and how quickly. I'd be willing to take his offer as it stands if I had some assurance that I'd be moving up quickly. And I'd rather take the offer as it stands if you're in the middle of the pay band. If you come in at the top, there's no room for raises.
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Thanks to you both for the suggestions. I was able to speak with a friend of a friend who works there to get a sense of the pay band. Her thinking, based on my experience, was right on with my thinking (that I should try to negotiate for a 2K bump up). I'm going to counter with 7.5% (which would be 4K) and see what he comes back with. Either way, there'd still be room in the pay band to grow.
When I get the HR plan in writing, I hope to have a better sense of the additional HC costs.
It's a much, much larger organization, but the department is roughly the size of where I work now. I would expect opportunities for growth to be greater, but I don't know for sure.
I accepted the job! Was able to negotiate 1K more. He said beyond that would disrupt things departmentally and that it's already higher than the position starts at.
I got a slight thrill from negotiating, but now feel kind of embarrassed that I asked for something that was so beyond the realm of possibilities. Does that make sense? Maybe it's that gender thing and women not negotiating enough. Well, screw it! I did. And I got $1000 from the 5 minute conversation!