When they offer you the job, they will not take it back if you ask for more money and state why you think you deserve it.

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1. Cara GardnerFebruary 24,2024 at 8:06PM UTC

   Agree with your post in that you Should ask for more money. Women by default don't seem to negotiate and we leave money on the table.

   And yes, you should present it with the experience that you bring.

   I do know of a scenario where a person had an offer from company A, and an offer from company B, and they tried to use the B offer as leverage for more money from company A.

   And company A immediately rescinded the offer. I knew the owner of company A and he told me that it was a really generous offer that he made. So, when the applicant tried to leverage with the other offer, he told the applicant to take the other offer, and rescinded his, there was no room for negotiation.

   All that to say, go in having done your research on what the market offers for your role and years of experience. Have solid reasoning and not just because you Feel you should be paid more.

2. AnonymousFebruary 25,2024 at 3:48PM UTC

   I agree but have to stress caution about this as I received a questionable response to a request. I received an offer and was taught to ask for more money and phrased it as if there was additional room in the budget due to x. The backlash I received almost cost me the job. It's made me leery of negotiating in the future.

   It wasn't just that they refused my request but turned it around on me that if I wasn't happy with that salary to look somewhere else and they were worried about me leaving for a higher-level job in the future. After working there, I found out that they had problem with employee retention but this scarred me from future requests. The last job I held, I should have and wish I negotiated as I found out when leaving there was room in the budget and I'm kicking myself. I wanted to stress that 98% of the time, I highly recommend negotiating but just be careful of that 2% due to some employers.

3. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistFebruary 26,2024 at 5:42PM UTC

   Unfortunately, this is not always true. There have been many posts just on this forum alone about offers being rescinded when the jobseekers attempted to negotiate - including one woman last year who was absolutely devasted when they rescinded the offer on what she considered to be her dream job.

   I personally have been ghosted after being extended a verbal offer when I asked about the possibility of a sign-on bonus. I didn't actually ask for a sign-on bonus, just asked about the potential for one as I would not be receiving a yearly review/merit increase for approximately 18 months.

   Over a twenty plus year recruiting career, I will say, anecdotally, I have unfortunately observed this happening more to women than men.