Job Offer Negotiation

If you have a true job offer in hand, the first thing you need to do is decide whether the offer is acceptable to you in its present form. In other words, if this is the very best you can negotiate, will you still accept the job? If not, you will need to take a different tack.

In either case, it is always important to know who is pulling the strings. It is usually the hiring manager, but not always. Hiring authorization may actually come from a level above the hiring manager. There may even be input from a Salary Administrator in Human Resources, although they are usually there for input, not for absolutes. The key is to know who makes the decisions. If you don't know, ask. Ask the hiring manager, the person you will be working for. Remember, it is always in their best interest to make this happen. Now that they have made you an offer, you have one foot in the door to their company. You have access to information that you didn't have prior to the offer.

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