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"I worked with a recruiter who told me not to negotiate after I'd received an offer for fear it'd leave a bad taste in the company's mouth. I took his advice and found out after I started that I'd left at least $10K on the table by simply not asking the question. Always ask. The worst that can happen is they refuse. The chances of a company retracting their offer because you asked for more money is so little it shouldn't factor into your decision to simply ask." - Software Developer @ Product Development Company, Los Angeles
"During my first big job offer, the human resources person offered me the bottom of a publicized range, and said "that's the best we can do." I took her at her word, and accepted the offer. I didn't think I could negotiate. Turned out, neither did the other two women hired at the same time. But the man also hired then? He asked for more anyway, and he got it. When we three discovered this, we went together to our manager and pointed this out to him. Clearly, negotiation was possible, but none of us women thought it would be. Our manager went to bat for us, and secured for us a retroactive raise! The tip I always share is "no" comes in many forms - like "that's the best we can do" - just don't assume it means never." - President @ Consulting Firm, Vancouver
"In discussing compensation for a new role, I was transitioning from the corporate sector to the non-profit sector and imagined I would need to take a pay cut. They asked my salary expectations, and I started to share my previous salary (because I thought it would be to my advantage) and was planning to say that I understood there might be constraints on what they could offer, but they (both men) interrupted me and said "...and you're hoping for more?" I quickly took up that story line and was offered a salary increase, despite the sector shift. It was a good lesson to always ask for more!" - Consultant, New York