Never Take the First Offer
June 3rd, 2009
You should almost never take the first offer given to you. There’s a good chance that a better offer will be given to you after you turn down the first offer. If there isn’t, you can almost always go back and accept the original offer.
When I was offered my first job out of college, I was able to get about a 5% increase over what I would have gotten by turning down the initial offer. I told the hiring manager that I was expecting more given the current market rate. I showed him the going rate for my position and location according to Salary.com.
Turning down the first offer works in most situations where there is a list price, asking price or an offer given to you.
Written by: tim
Categories: Career, Frugal Living, Misc, Work