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Week 10: Negotiating and Offer Letters
How to Manage Multiple Offers and Pick the Best One
Video Time: 5 Minutes Action Time: 30 Minutes
Video Time: 5 Minutes
Action Time: 30 Minutes
Don't Be Too Quick to Put That John Hancock Down!
Now that you’ve used your hugely successful interview tactics and massaged your offers into acceptable terms, all without breaking a sweat (or a bone! Take note, Guantanamo Bay!), you must read your offer letters CAREFULLY. Signing the letter means you agree to the terms in the letter and you
may not be able to (or have great difficulty) getting anything changed once it is signed. Be sure you know exactly what you are agreeing to and save the signed letter for future reference. You’ll keep yourself out of hot water if for some reason you don’t receive what you were promised.
Now that you’ve used your hugely successful interview tactics and massaged your offers into acceptable terms, all without breaking a sweat (or a bone! Take note, Guantanamo Bay!), you must read your offer letters CAREFULLY. Signing the letter means you agree to the terms in the letter and you may not be able to (or have great difficulty) getting anything changed once it is signed. Be sure you know exactly what you are agreeing to and save the signed letter for future reference. You’ll keep yourself out of hot water if for some reason you don’t receive what you were promised.
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If you happen to have one or more other offers on the table, leverage your offers against each other.
Say to an employer, “I have an offer with the XYZ company. I really want to work here and I’m wondering if you will match their offer?” This is an expert move. If you have two or more offers use each offer to help you get the most you want at the job you want. It’s like pitting two children against one another to see who will clean their room the best. The private sector loves friendly competition almost as much as it loves defrauding innocents!
Make sure you have the other offer in writing. The company may let you go when you try to leverage without anything in writing. You never know!
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If you happen to have one or more other offers on the table, leverage your offers against each other.
Say to an employer, “I have an offer with the XYZ company. I really want to work here and I’m wondering if you will match their offer?” This is an expert move. If you have two or more offers use each offer to help you get the most you want at the job you want. It’s like pitting two children against one another to see who will clean their room the best. The private sector loves friendly competition almost as much as it loves defrauding innocents!
Make sure you have the other offer in writing. The company may let you go when you try to leverage without anything in writing. You never know!
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If you happen to have one or more other offers on the table, leverage your offers against each other.
Say to an employer, “I have an offer with the XYZ company. I really want to work here and I’m wondering if you will match their offer?” This is an expert move. If you have two or more offers use each offer to help you get the most you want at the job you want. It’s like pitting two children against one another to see who will clean their room the best. The private sector loves friendly competition almost as much as it loves defrauding innocents!
Make sure you have the other offer in writing. The company may let you go when you try to leverage without anything in writing. You never know!
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Money isn’t everything!
Unless, of course, you want to do lavish things like sunbathe in Tahiti or pay your rent on time (real realistic, Scrooge McDuck). In that case, a little extra padding in your wallet will come in handy. With this in mind, consider which offer is best for your goals. Compare/contrast salary, benefits, location, number of armed guards, work environment, gender inclusivity, ability to grow, etc…
Deciding between multiple offers? Consider these factors:
- What are your values and beliefs and which one aligns best with those?
- What are long-term goals and which one would allow you to accomplish those?
- Where do you believe you would be happy and successful?
- What are both offers like? (Compare and contrast salary, benefits, location, work environment, ability to grow, etc.)
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Money isn’t everything!
Unless, of course, you want to do lavish things like sunbathe in Tahiti or pay your rent on time (real realistic, Scrooge McDuck). In that case, a little extra padding in your wallet will come in handy. With this in mind, consider which offer is best for your goals. Compare/contrast salary, benefits, location, number of armed guards, work environment, gender inclusivity, ability to grow, etc…
Deciding between multiple offers? Consider these factors:
- What are your values and beliefs and which one aligns best with those?
- What are long-term goals and which one would allow you to accomplish those?
- Where do you believe you would be happy and successful?
- What are both offers like? (Compare and contrast salary, benefits, location, work environment, ability to grow, etc.)
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Money isn’t everything!
Unless, of course, you want to do lavish things like sunbathe in Tahiti or pay your rent on time (real realistic, Scrooge McDuck). In that case, a little extra padding in your wallet will come in handy. With this in mind, consider which offer is best for your goals. Compare/contrast salary, benefits, location, number of armed guards, work environment, gender inclusivity, ability to grow, etc…
Deciding between multiple offers? Consider these factors:
- What are your values and beliefs and which one aligns best with those?
- What are long-term goals and which one would allow you to accomplish those?
- Where do you believe you would be happy and successful?
- What are both offers like? (Compare and contrast salary, benefits, location, work environment, ability to grow, etc.)
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You can accept an offer if you’re waiting on another!
Let’s say you get one offer at Google and really want another opportunity at Microsoft but they haven’t offered it to you yet, accept Google. If you do get an offer at Microsoft later, you can always quit Google after you accept Microsoft’s offer. Again, you can consider leveraging these two opportunities against each other.
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You can accept an offer if you’re waiting on another!
Let’s say you get one offer at Google and really want another opportunity at Microsoft but they haven’t offered it to you yet, accept Google. If you do get an offer at Microsoft later, you can always quit Google after you accept Microsoft’s offer. Again, you can consider leveraging these two opportunities against each other.