Salary Negotiation

UNDERGRADUATE

Negotiating Salaries and Other Compensation

Students and alumni/ae alike frequently raise questions about whether they will be expected or allowed to negotiate elements of their compensation package. The Center can help with the following:

Self Help Resources:

Our Career Resource area has print resources that speak to salaries, the negotiation process and evaluating offers. Our principal publication, The Career Guide, has a section related to interviewing within which is an introduction to negotiating. The resources and links below also address these topics and should be reviewed before seeking staff assistance.

Staff Assistance/Workshops:

Career consultants are available to discuss the advisability, timing and conduct of negotiations. Appointments can be arranged by calling 443-3616. Students may choose to start such discussions during drop-in hours, 10-15 minute meetings with a consultant available from 12 - 2:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, or from 4:00 to 5:30 on Wednesdays. No appointments are needed, but the time limit may be strictly enforced due to demand.

The Center also schedules workshops on negotiating during the year, and publicizes them in the Calendar of Events on this site and in the calendar maintained as part of OrangeLink, formerly eRecruiting.

Online resources:

DISCLAIMER: Providing links to these resources in no way constitutes an endorsement by the Center for Career Services of the accuracy, currency or reliability of these resources or those to which links may be made.

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The following are meant to guide job seekers to a better understanding of negotiations as they apply to establishing initial salaries and other components of a compensation package:

Evaluating Job Offers and Negotiating Salary http://www.jobweb.com/studentarticles.aspx?id=322
A great article which addresses these frequently interwoven dilemmas.

Negotiation. http://www.collegegrad.com/neg/index.shtml
Author/recruiter Brian Krueger reinforces a crucial message about not saying yes too soon and suggests some questions every job seeker should incorporate into their questioning of prospective employers even before an offer is made.