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Week 10: Negotiating and Offer Letters
Why Negotiating is Key to Your Success
Video Time: 9 Minutes Action Time: 5 – 10 Minutes
Video Time: 9 Minutes
Action Time: 5 – 10 Minutes
Accountability Sidekick!
Have you gone on interviews lately? Have you sent thank you letters and got your references in line?
We know the dog didn’t eat your homework!
If you have done it, bravo! However, if you’re stuck, please go back to last week’s episodes. Watch them again and do the ACTION we asked you to complete.
No matter what, please go to our Private LinkedIn Membership Community and let us know if you’re stuck, worried, thrilled, sad, bored, sick, happy, or whatever emotion you’re feeling. We want to hear from you.
Have you gone on interviews lately? Have you sent thank you letters and got your references in line?
We know the dog didn’t eat your homework!
If you have done it, bravo! However, if you’re stuck, please go back to last week’s episodes. Watch them again and do the ACTION we asked you to complete.
No matter what, please go to our Private LinkedIn Membership Community and let us know if you’re stuck, worried, thrilled, sad, bored, sick, happy, or whatever emotion you’re feeling. We want to hear from you.
Why You Need to Negotiate
Salaries are the STDs of the workforce: you have fun getting them, but they can stick with you forever. Your current salary will follow you to your next job if you don’t ask for more. You’ll want to make as much as possible for the work you do therefore by negotiating you’ll get a higher salary, a better benefits package, sign-on bonus, etc. The hiring manager expects you to negotiate and by doing so it will show that
you know your worth and are willing to fight for it. The worst they can say is, “no,” but if you don’t ask, then you won’t get it.
There are many benefits to negotiation and we’ll show you how in our next episodes! Check out some quick facts in the next column!
Salaries are the STDs of the workforce: you have fun getting them, but they can stick with you forever. Your current salary will follow you to your next job if you don’t ask for more. You’ll want to make as much as possible for the work you do therefore by negotiating you’ll get a higher salary, a better benefits package, sign-on bonus, etc. The hiring manager expects you to negotiate and by doing so it will show that you know your worth and are willing to fight for it. The worst they can say is, “no,” but if you don’t ask, then you won’t get it.
There are many benefits to negotiation and we’ll show you how in our next episodes! Check out some quick facts in the next column!
Quick Facts About Negotiation
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You are often expected to negotiate! HR typically gives an offer with room to negotiate for a larger salary.
2Negotiation establishes your baseline for your employment at your prospective or current company. This does not just apply to your salary, but raises as well!
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You are often expected to negotiate! HR typically gives an offer with room to negotiate for a larger salary.
2Negotiation establishes your baseline for your employment at your prospective or current company. This does not just apply to your salary, but raises as well!
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An employer may form an opinion of your worth based on whether or not you negotiate. For example, if you don’t negotiate, your employer may think that you are desperate and that they can hand anything your way and you will just take what you are given. Show them you have a spine and know your value.
4This process shows your employer that you can negotiate for the company. Do you want your company to promote you or give you a salary bump in the future? Show them you can get them five puppies instead of the three they were originally offered!
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An employer may form an opinion of your worth based on whether or not you negotiate. For example, if you don’t negotiate, your employer may think that you are desperate and that they can hand anything your way and you will just take what you are given. Show them you have a spine and know your value.
4This process shows your employer that you can negotiate for the company. Do you want your company to promote you or give you a salary bump in the future? Show them you can get them five puppies instead of the three they were originally offered!
Get the Offer, and Then Negotiate
Imagine that you’re going to culinary school because you want to become a chef. As you make your way home after a long day of school, you see a billboard sign that says there’s a baker’s position open. You see this opportunity standing before you and decide to send in an application. As you send your application, you decide to start a negotiation by email, demanding
the biggest baker’s station or you’ll walk!Survey says, “WRONG!” Don’t do this! If you haven’t been offered an interview, don’t start negotiating. Negotiating before the job interview is similar to telling someone where and when you’d like to go on your honeymoon before you even had the first date. Wait until you have an offer to negotiate.
Imagine that you’re going to culinary school because you want to become a chef. As you make your way home after a long day of school, you see a billboard sign that says there’s a baker’s position open. You see this opportunity standing before you and decide to send in an application. As you send your application, you decide to start a negotiation by email, demanding the biggest baker’s station or you’ll walk!Survey says, “WRONG!” Don’t do this! If you haven’t been offered an interview, don’t start negotiating. Negotiating before the job interview is similar to telling someone where and when you’d like to go on your honeymoon before you even had the first date. Wait until you have an offer to negotiate.
Check out the next episode on how to negotiate. See you there!