I agree with Ladygreek about negotiating. I work as a financial analyst, so I see everyone's salary. A position was available in our department and a young lady wanted a $1,000 more. Well, the VP of Finance said sorry and gave the job to another person. The job market is very tight. When a company offers someone a position, they usually have 2 to 3 candidates in the wings (meaning, if you are inflexible, they will offer the job to candidate #2 or #3).
FYI-ask to get a performance review 6 months after being hired. That way you can negotiate a salary increase if you performing above par.
Another item is vacation especially if you are a salaried employee. Ask for 2 weeks in the first year. Most companies won't give a new employee 2 weeks until the first anniversary.
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Originally posted by Eclipse
I agree! That's exactly why I said it's important to know when to back off. I have seen someone loose an offer because they would not budge on one area. I think it is important to know your worth, but to not be seen as inflexible either. I still say you should ALWAYS negotiate the initial offer. When you do, the company has three alternatives: say that's the best they can do, come back with a different (read better) offer, or recind the offer. If they do the first option, nothing gained nothing lost. Option 2 is certainly a WIN! Option 3....well, I'm not sure I would want to work for a company that was so arrogant that they would recind an offer after one attempt to negotiate a better deal.
Just my 2 cents, but lady greek has a good point.
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