Can you negotiate for extras — like having health insurance start immediately or taking a short vacation just after starting — without jeopardizing getting an offer?
Our members say: “You may not be able to get the insurance to cover you right away because of their policy. Another option would be to get them to pay a certain amount per month to your current insurance, COBRA or a new insurance policy of your choice until the new policy is enabled.” “Absolutely! Everything is negotiable. When starting with my present job, rather than the standard one week vacation in the first year, as is policy, I negotiated for three weeks.” “You would be better off waiting to see what they offer before making up a list of other things you want. You would also do better if, rather than hit them with a need for a couple of days off right after you start work, just negotiate one week later as a starting day and do your vacationing beforehand.” Negotiation Coach’s Answer: My operating assumption in every negotiation is that you can ask for anything, as long as you do it in a reasonable manner. If you have legitimate reasons for negotiating a change in those “extras” –
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