You should be prepared for
salary discussions so you can get the most money possible.
Not exact matches
I have a tough time believing that there wasn't a single team in baseball that couldn't have beat the Cardinals» offer for Ozuna if there were extended negotiations, but they already knew the players from the Stanton
discussions, the deal was right there,
so easy, and they could clear that
salary off the books, phew.
So should any
discussion of
salary and benefits.
So wait... postpone
discussion of
salary until you have a job offer.
Above all, keep in mind that by this point in the negotiation, the employer already considers you a serious candidate —
so it may be possible to gracefully dodge the history question and still have a frank
salary discussion.
As previously mentioned, this is the
salary discussion phase and the strategy here is to build your value
so that you can effectively negotiate and agree on specific numbers when an offer has been extended.
During the initial
salary discussion, I was told my requested
salary was at the top of their range, but when I received the offer, it was for this top number and sweetened with 6 paid vacation days,
so I accepted.