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Need help deciding if this offer is worth moving for. Received an offer from Booz Allen Hamilton for an Associate level Sr. Systems Engineer in Los Angeles for $135k base. I countered $150k and a $15k singing bonus and asked if I could be brought on as a lead associate since I've been a lead/manager for a while in my current company.
Current company TC: $125k in Utah.
YOE: 7 with M.S. and MBA
Is the switching cost/risk and higher COL worth it?
Comp at AlixPartners and Alvarez... go!
Bonus for EY S&O?
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I did. It helped increase my offer from $275K to $330K (I’m no longer at EY, I’m at a FAANG company now). The main thing the negotiating company was able to give me was:
a) inside knowledge of the processes that FAANG companies use to negotiate salaries
b) data on the salary bands and the maximum offer the position was paying
c) The key words and phrases to use during negotiation that recruiters respond to
How much did this service cost?
Have never heard of thess. How do they work? My initial feelings would be if I was trying to hire someone and their respons was great! Now y'all talk to this person to figure out my package I would be put off and probably go with someone else. But then again I am not in HR/ a hiring role so not sure of this is the norm these days.
But very interested in what others say as haven't heard about this until now
Aaaa thanks op. Makes much more sense now and probably a worthwhile service if they know what they are doing.
Saw something like this on TikTok. Was mostly for folks entering industry after being in consulting for a while and coming in at the Director+ level where the incentive structure is very important and getting a good first comp structure sets the tone for the future.
Following as I'm curious about this too.