Discussion 8 Negotiating the job offer can be difficult. Making sure that you as
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Question
Discussion 8 Negotiating the job offer can be difficult. Making sure that you ask the right questions, and that the offer is fair based on your education and experience is essential to accepting or rejecting the offer. After reading the Unit 8 reading material, what did you find to be the most helpful information and how it will help you to negotiate your next job offer? Go to the Kaplan Library to read the following articles: How To Follow Up On A Job Interview Negotiating Your Salary and Benefits Cut and paste the article title into the library search box. You may have to scroll down to see the article. Need help with making sure I approach this discussion properly. It is a little confusing.
Explanation / Answer
Market Research on the salaries offered for the same position in a similar industry and company has to be done before negotiating the salary and benefits, It forms the base of the negotiation hence it is very important. Proper and thorough market research will enable you to justify your side of negotiation. And would prepare you to counter the justifications coming from across the table. If proper market research is not done then you will have to agree to the terms of the employer as you would have no knowledge of what to negotiate on.