When you receive a job offer

I know you just want to accept this job offer, so you don’t have to keep looking for a job. I understand that you’re worried that they will take your offer away if you ask for more money.   I get it, you feel like you should just accept what they’re offering because the job market is tough.   But hear me out. If you don’t negotiate before you accept you lose your leverage. In other words, you can’t get what you want if you don’t ask for it before you say yes to the job. Companies are going to try to pay you as little as possible, so they always lead with their worst offer.   If you accept their first offer you’re accepting their worst offer. You are going to be locked into this compensation package for years so you might as well make sure it’s their best offer before you accept.   To make sure you get the best job offer NEVER accept a job offer on the spot. NEVER!   Instead when you receive a job offer always say, “Is this negotiable?”   If they say, “No. This is the best we can do.” You know you got their best offer and you can sleep at night. And you have to decide if this is what you want.   If they say, “We might be able to do a little better, what were you thinking?”   You need to ask for what you want.   Remember salary is only 70% of your compensation, you can ask for other things in addition to more money. You can negotiate:   A better title A more flexible WFH/hybrid schedule More PTO Sign on bonus Tuition reimbursement Start date   Good luck in your salary negotiations #jobinterview #joboffer #salarynegotiation #jobsearch #negotiationtips