Find Out If It Is Possible to Discuss the Salary Proposal by Asking a Couple of Questions
There is an old adage in salary negotiations that you should never accept the first offer, but this is not always the case. The Harvard Business Review spoke with author Jeff Weiss to find an easy way to figure out if you should try to negotiate or not.
The point is, sometimes hiring managers do offer you the best they can, and if you try to negotiate, you could end up losing them. So Weiss suggests asking for a little more information on how the number was reached and how to move from there:
Of course, there is room for negotiation most of the time, but some hiring managers do give you the only number they can offer. According to Weiss, the best way to find out is to ask. And don’t just say, “Is this the number of the negotiated subject?” but dig into what went into calculating that number. Weiss suggests asking: where did the number come from? What years do you consider my experience? “A lot of companies don’t want you to negotiate, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come back with questions,” he says. “If a proposal is made, there is an opportunity to study and expand it.”
Thanks to this, you will be able to understand if there is room for maneuver for negotiations. From there, you can follow some of our tips to get what you want .
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