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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Salary negotiation possible even if job posting indicates a specific salary figure? |
Hi all, I've been offered a job, with a proper offer sheet. I'll be going to the company to sign it in about a week. I'm happy and excited and I know this is where I want to be working. When the job opening was posted there already was a specified salary, say $50K. During my interview, there was no talk of salary. It was not until I received the offer in writing that the $50k salary was indicated again. In this scenario, is there still room for negotiation? Or is the fact that the salary was specified at the time of the original job posting and again repeated exactly in the offer letter mean that there is no more possbility of negotiation? Some people have told me there is always an implied understanding of negotiation, so it would not hurt to ask, but others have said that it will look bad if I ask about the possibility of negotiation after having known what the salary amount is from the job posting alone. Any advice? You can always ask but if the $50,000 figure has been out there since the start you are not likely to get more. However this is the time to talk with them about it. You may be more likely to negotiate more vacation time, or other perks than more cash. Good luck If you have not already signed the offer letter, there is no reason not to ask if there is room for negotiation. Be prepared to be very specific as to why you deserve more. If there is no room for negotiation, then you have to decide how happy you'll be with that. You can certainly ask; they may not be too likely to move since they offered you the salary at which the job was posted. Don't forget that it isn't just base salary that is negotiable. You may be able to swing a hiring bonus, more time off, a better bonus plan, a benefits start date that is sooner than initially proposed, and so on. Take a look at the entire offer and see where you might be interested in making improvements. All they can say is "no." I believe there is always room for negotiation even when the job listing have a target salary range. Since there was no talk of salary from the beginning to the end, you should try to bring this saying that upon reviewing the offer, you have some questions. Try to research for salary statistics about your position and use that as a leverage in your salary negotiations. I'm currently an alpha tester for Payscroll.com and you can search for salary statistics of various job positions in most major US cities. You can join PayScroll using the invitation key "screenvisitor" at the account signup portion. |
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