Job Offer Negotiations Techniques

Successful job offer negotiations always begin with good planning. Follow the 3 simple steps to make sure you are ready for your job offer meeting and to negotiate in a proper and professional manner.

1. Determine your actual full dollar value of the offer including benefits and the indirect value of aspects including training and promotional opportunities.

Once you have this data you are ready to move on to the actual job offer
negotiation meeting and discussion where information is exchanged and agreement reached.

These tried and tested negotiation techniques will help you come away with the job offer you want.

7 Techniques to successfully negotiate a job offer

1. Timing

The
timing of the job offer negotiations is key.

• The best time to conduct
  your negotiations is once a job offer has been formally made. Your value
  to the employer needs to be firmly established first.

• You can set up a
  meeting to discuss the compensation package and be well prepared with
  all the necessary information.

2. The right attitude

• Negotiations
  are not about threats and aggression but a two-way process of
  communication where each party benefits from the final agreement.
• Each
  party should understand and respect the others position and feel that
  they have been heard properly.
• Start the meeting by expressing your
  thanks for the job offer and highlighting your interest in the company.

3. State your position

• Begin negotiations by restating the original offer you were made. Open your counter proposal by stating your position:

"I
am very interested in this position and working for this company,
however I am not able to accept this offer for the following
reasons.......... If you are able to increase the salary to $...  I
would accept this position immediately. Can we discuss this?"

• Always base your job offer negotiations on your qualifications, your
  experience, your abilities and skills in relation to their worth in the
  job market and not on the basis of your wants or needs with regard to
  income and expenses.

4. Use your research data

• Support
  your salary request with the research you have conducted on your
  competitive market value.
• Use this data to get agreement from your
  prospective employer on what the market pays for the job.

• Remember however this data is subject to interpretation and the salary negotiations will take place in relation to it.

• Reinforce the value you will bring to the company, the impact you will make and the potential revenue you will generate.
• Use your 5. Start at the top
  
  • 
    Start at the top of your salary range. This gives you room for
    negotiation.
  • Avoid making demands but raise questions and make requests
    during job offer negotiations.
  • The tone should be conversational and not
    confrontational.
  
  

  For example: "I have based this figure on my research into the current market value of my skills and the responsibility level of this position. Would you agree that this is a fair calculation of my competitive market value?"

  6. Have alternatives ready

  • If
    the employer is reluctant to meet your salary request and you are still
    within your minimum range you can discuss other aspects of the compensation
    package.
  • If you have selected certain benefits as part of your job offer
    negotiation strategy then state that you will consider the salary as
    part of the overall compensation package.
  
  
  
  
  
  • Suggest that in order to balance the salary there are certain benefits you would like to discuss.
  • Always negotiate the base salary first then move on to the other elements of the compensation package.
  • Negotiate one point at a time.
  • Be sure to include a few benefits in your proposal that are less important to you and that can be dropped as a concession to the employer as salary negotiations continue.
  • If the employer cannot initially agree to your compensation requests you can discuss and agree on a guaranteed review within a specific time period, usually 3 or 6 months. This salary review should be stated in writing as part of the 7. End on a positive note
    • 
      Express again your enthusiasm for the job and how much you will
      contribute to the company.
    • The key is to negotiate a job offer in a way
      that both gets you the offer you want and earns the employer's trust and
      respect.
    
    
    
    
    

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