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Could you help me? I have been interviewing for two different jobs the last two weeks. Yesterday, I got a salary offer from one of the companies. I think the offer is quite good actually. The problem is I want the other job more bu I haven’t gotten any offer from them yet. Can I ask them to give me one? Or should I make them an offer and tell them about the offer I already got? Or what should I do?
Re V.
Vicky,
Good for you that you are interviewing for two jobs in these though times. As you can read in the FAQ page on this blog, whether you should make the first offer or ask them to make one is dependent on how much information you have about them and the salary range you are negotiating within. The risk you run if you make the first offer is that you aim to low, I mean lower than the employer could accept to give you. On the other hand, often the party that makes the first offer gets an advantage since the first offer tends to act as an anchor in the rest of the negotiation, making it hard for the other party to deviate too much from.
Thus, you must try to obtain as much information as possible about the employer that you would like to work for. What is the salary range? What is the average salary for this kind of job in you country? What is the general salary level of the employer? Do they have other applicants for the job, i.e. what is your bargaining power. And so on. There are many details to think about here. If you have a good view of what they might be willing to offer you, then I think that you indeed should make the first offer. And then, you should aim high, as long as you can give good reasons for your bid. If you think that it will streghten your position, then by all means, do mention your other offer.
Good luck Vicky!
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David Hill