How Do You Negotiate Salary When Landing A New Job?
You have made your way through the mine field of submitting your resume, telephone screenings, and personal interviews and landed a new job. Congratulations! Now you need to complete the crucial task of negotiating your salary. This can be a little frightening. You have to balance what you want versus what you think the employer will pay. Ask too much and the job offer may be rescinded. Ask for too little and lose out and feel undervalued for the rest of your tenure with that employer. Remember that any future raises are usually a percentage of your starting salary. Here are some pointers to complete your salary negotiation and close the deal: Be a sharp negotiator. It is a big mistake to just accept whatever offer is made and expect fix it later once you have shown your work prowess. Instead of recognizing how valuable you are and increasing your salary, your employer will probably just congratulate themselves for getting a great deal on a new hire. Carefully consider first offer and
