As a 40-plus-year veteran of the corporate world and the former VP of HR at Microsoft, I've seen a lot of people successfully negotiate their job offe

10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP

submited by

Style Pass

2024-05-09 14:30:07

As a 40-plus-year veteran of the corporate world and the former VP of HR at Microsoft, I've seen a lot of people successfully negotiate their job offers.

Yet many people are reluctant to negotiate. They feel like the offer is a "take it or leave it" proposition. They should think again. Even in a tight market, some negotiation is common and doesn't have to be adversarial.

The hiring team has seen dozens or hundreds of résumés. They've spent hours interviewing several people. They've discussed, even argued over, the last couple of candidates and decided on you.

They're now invested in you. As you're thinking about how cool it would be to have the job, they're thinking about how great it will be to fill the job. You should use that to your advantage.

When they present an offer, they don't expect you to just say, "Yep, sure," and sign it. Almost no one does that, especially not at more senior levels.