Archived Should I negotiate for higher salary if I have no previous work experience? (programming)
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Archived Should I negotiate for higher salary if I have no previous work experience? (programming)
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[–] obvious_throwaway1 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Regardless of experience you should always negotiate salary. I've been involved in hiring for over ten years and 100% of the time the initial offer is 80-90% of the max offer I am willing and able to spend. I don't agree with it, but it's always been the expectation - same process spanning across 4 different organizations in 4 different fields.
The offer you get will always be lower than the company is willing to pay. Failure to negotiate lets them know right out the door that you are someone they can walk all over and fosters a bad beginning relationship in my opinion.
In short, HR are assholes.
[–] piratse 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago (edited ago)
This is not always true. I also have done years of hiring. When someone is BRAND NEW out of school, I'll happily pull the offer if they throw a big stink about salary. 1) they have no experience 2) they are unproven 3) it shows me they would be willing to jump ship at the next highest offer. 4) they are basing it off what they think they should make based on the internet. I will only negotiate with people that have leverage. And a recent graduate with no experience or other offers has shit.
[–] obvious_throwaway1 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Perhaps I should clarify I've always worked for Fortune 100 companies, and 100% of the time a manager would not be allowed to pull an offer if someone negotiated the offer - the absolute worst that would happen is HR would reject the negotiated request and state they are firm on salary.
Pulling a job offer because of salary negations would land a FLSA lawsuit faster than you could blink for every org I've worked at.