You are going to evaluate both your job search process to determine what is working well and what might need to be improved, and job offers. Are the offers coming your way in alignment with your goal? To answer this question, you will revisit the Explore stage of your job search journey.
Career center coaches are here to help you weigh your options and to advise you on the art of negotiation.
As you are evaluating employment offers, think back to your career goal, interests, values, strengths and understanding of the industry and organization to determine alignment. Also determine your non-negotiables.
When evaluating an offer consider and then prioritize the following:
When you get an offer, ask the recruiter what is negotiable. Some companies have fixed starting salaries or benefits packages. If salary is not negotiable, perhaps other things of value to you would still make it an attractive offer, like negotiating a signing bonus, moving allowance, or flexible schedule.
Request time to consider a job offer — a reasonable request is 2-3 days. And approach the negotiation with gratitude, enthusiasm, and confidence.
Our coaches have much more to share with you regarding negotiating job offers, from how to answer salary expectation questions to how to find and use industry salary data to determine a range that is fair and equitable.
After meticulously preparing your cover letters and resumes, you send them to carefully selected companies that you are sure would like to hire you. You even get a few job interviews. But all of your return correspondence is the same: “Thanks, but no thanks.” Your self-confidence melts and you begin to question your value to an employer. Remember, fear of rejection doesn’t have to paralyze your job search efforts.
Here are some guidelines to help you ward off rejection.
