I have a job offer for a Business Analyst III position at Centene for $90k/year salary with a possible 8% bonus. I told the HR recruiter on my initial phone screen I expected to make $85k-$95k/year salary with this position and my level of experience. They offered me in the middle of what i asked. I'm honestly very happy with the offer, but everyone always tells you to negotiate. Do you all feel this is a fair offer for this position? Thanks for your insight! Centene Corporation
Each department is different, I work on the clinical side, so cannot speak to fair offers in your department. But I would ask more in depth about the “possible 8% bonus”. My understanding is that the bonus amount increases each year-2% first year, then 4%, 6% and capped at 8% year 4 and beyond. And it is also based on meeting/exceeding your department goals for the year. You may want to ask additional questions with this knowledge, and then say something like, based on this clarification, can I ask that you consider starting me at $95k… the worst they can say is no.
Please share an update on how it went.
Always negotiate after the offer!
Always try and negotiate. If they offered 90k then a counter offer of 95 seems pretty reasonable. For what it’s worth, I just accepted a role with Centene but they declined my counter offer when I tried negotiating (I countered with 3% more than what they offered)
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Always always negotiate. Your peers do.
Oh man I would love to jump into a role like this! Honestly I would jump at that salary and bonus, but you could try to negotiate for more. It’s hard to say because I don’t know your situation.
I negotiated with Centene when I was hired. If they want you, they will pay you fairly. Definitely negotiate
Can I ask how many years of experience you have? I’m interviewing for a BA II role with them.
Did you ever get the role? I am in the same boat
If you are satisfied with the salary, try negotiating vacation time or bonus structure. Good luck to you!