Negotiation Guide - Maryland Negotiation Service Section

Welcome to Negotiation Guide

 

Maryland Negotiation Service Article

This is a selection among article about Maryland Negotiation Service. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.

5 Hot Job Negotiations Tips!
PAUL MEGAN

Everyone gets excited by a job offer. It's the culmination of an industrious job search. At last you'll be moving on . . . hopefully to something more interesting, challenging and lucrative.

A job offer is a vote of confidence in your ability to do a good job. And it says a lot about your skill in developing a rapport and chemistry with your next boss.

But the job search process isn't over!

How you close the deal by successfully negotiating a compensation package can make or break the job offer on the table. Do it right and you lock up your new job and position yourself for the future. Do it wrong and you can lose the offer.

The solution is to do your homework. Here are 5 tips:

1. Research your pay level. Find out how it stacks up to similar jobs in other similar organizations.

2. Don't bank on future promises. If part of your deal is some future compensation, promotion or benefit, get it in writing!

3. If possible get hold of the organization's info packet. Often compensation, benefits packages and other expectations are spelled out there.

4. Get your new boss or the HR rep to spell out the organization's expectations of their employees in general and of this job in particular.

5. Remember you are in the strongest bargaining position before you accept the job. That's when your negotiating must be done.

Most managers expect you to negotiate. Don't passively accept whatever is put on the table. Be prepared to discuss your concerns about the offer, e.g. level of compensation, benefits package, future growth, reporting relationships, etc.

In short, wrap up your job search with a bang!
About the Author

Paul Megan manages EEI, the world class leader in alternative job search strategies and non-traditional career advancement since 1985. Check out THE WORLD'S FASTEST JOB SEARCH SYSTEM! Grab EEI's stunning FREE REPORT: "How To Lock Up A High-Paying Job In 14 Days (Or Less)!" http://www.fastest-job-search.com

Maryland Negotiation Service News

Corporate Law - Daily Business Review

ork in most areas of corporate law may be moribund, but not every segment is kaput. One active segment is venture capital investments in high-tech startups. Consider the deal 2080 Media Inc. of Atlanta just made for a digital media company developed ...

Read more...

---

Planning a home buy? Do it in first 3 months of 2009 - Economic Times

NEW DELHI: If you had been flip-flopping over buying a home in 2008, then your best chance to get one at an attractive price is in the first three months of 2009. Here’s why. Firstly, experts feel that residential prices are likely to stabilise ...

Read more...

---

Countdown to the dream home run - Economic Times

NEW DELHI: If you had been flip-flopping over buying a home in 2008, then your best chance to get one at an attractive price is in the first three months of 2009. Here’s why. Firstly, experts feel that residential prices are likely to stabilise ...

Read more...

---