Help! Super confused about if I missed my window to negotiate.
I received a call from a recruiter today
offering me the position I had interviewed for. She shared starting salary and start date and that she would enter offer details into the system from which the onboarding coordinators will pick it up and communicate with me about signing the offer and initiating the onboarding process. There was no "take a couple days to think about it". Did I miss my window to negotiate? I'm so confused
TIA!

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I think you just have to push back and say, I'd like to see the full offer letter before accepting the position. If they don't come through with an offer letter but expect you to accept the job on good faith, that's a red flag.

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Agreed. There is a process. You get the offer, read it over for like 1-3 days, then your sign the offer, at which point you have accepted. While you’re reading over the offer you can negotiate. No one should ever expect a candidate to accept before reviewing and potentially negotiating.

In my case, the HR lady called me and told me what they wanted to put in the offer. And that’s when i negotiated. I got about $7k more. And I had agreed that if they sent the offer at this salary, I would accept. But point is, they allowed me to think and negotiate before sending the offer, which I think is ok also. Many companies send the offer and THEN expect you to negotiate. That’s also ok. Everyone has a different style. But one way or another, at least they are allowing you time to think and react.

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It's YOUR job to ask for time to read the offer letter. You can also ask if there's room for negotiation. It's not their responsibility. They care more about getting to the vommission pay or to lock you in at a salary that's favorable to them. Don't let them railroad & rush you.

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