How to Negotiate a Job Offer
- Author
- MSL Talk Podcast
- Published
- Tue 07 Jul 2020
- Episode Link
- https://msltalk.carolangroup.com/episodes/7wivjzcMPX0
I have a special episode today by request. I’m going to talk about how to negotiate a job offer. I’m sincerely hoping that there's a lot of you out there that’s in this position or very soon will be and you’ll find this information really useful.
In this episode:
- Few questions to ask yourself when you get close to job offer
- Be gracious and react positively
- Be tactful
- Be responsive
- Know the market
- Know your “why”
- Don’t over negotiate
- Should we always try to negotiate and never accept the initial offer
- Should we disclose our current compensation
- When (and when not) do we disclose our compensation
- How do companies put together/determine a job offer
- How and when do companies offer sign-in bonuses
(0:00) Introduction to the episode
(0:36) Negotiating job offers with recruiter insights
(3:13) The importance of transparency and assessing position desire
(4:35) Rules of Negotiation: Be gracious, tactful, responsive, and market-aware
(9:40) Understanding when to negotiate and using the right language
(12:09) The debate on always negotiating
(13:49) Discussing current and expected compensation
(17:05) How companies structure job offers and sign on bonuses
(21:27) Episode summary and closing remarks
