Negotiation is all about leverage. More often than not leverage is on the employer side.
People look for a job because they most likely need one; unless they are in the fortunate position of working for fun and they don’t want to retire just yet.
Negotiating means you should be ready to walk away: let’s be honest … how many with their first offer at their dream job (e.g: FAANG) would be ready to walk away from it?
Unless you have very specific skills and knowledge, you are rarely in the position of bumping the numbers much.
That said, you must negotiate the first offer (usually low), then you counteroffer much higher with the goal of usually settle somewhere in the middle.
Recruiters know how to play the game.
Also, I believe everyone should have a good idea on how much they should be paid. I usually give the first number, if asked (high) I don’t see anything wrong with that.
I already know they will lowball me and then we will settle somewhere halfway.
People look for a job because they most likely need one; unless they are in the fortunate position of working for fun and they don’t want to retire just yet.
Negotiating means you should be ready to walk away: let’s be honest … how many with their first offer at their dream job (e.g: FAANG) would be ready to walk away from it?
Unless you have very specific skills and knowledge, you are rarely in the position of bumping the numbers much.
That said, you must negotiate the first offer (usually low), then you counteroffer much higher with the goal of usually settle somewhere in the middle.
Recruiters know how to play the game.
Also, I believe everyone should have a good idea on how much they should be paid. I usually give the first number, if asked (high) I don’t see anything wrong with that.
I already know they will lowball me and then we will settle somewhere halfway.