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Hi all,
I have a offer from Perficient and joining in 2 months time. Question :
1: how is the company in terms of job security and projects? I work with web analytics
2: How is the hike and work life balance.
3: Attrition rate
4: Hike is good but will it be a safer vet like Accenture Operations?
Need some views from people working there.
Thanks in advance.
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This is pretty standard
Typical. Better to have all of it agreed upon before putting everything in writing. Sometimes it’s easier to negotiate first and then confirm specifics in offer versus having to redo offer letter, request approvals, etc.
Verbally accepting isn’t a set of handcuffs. If we verbally agree to something, and the written document doesn’t reflect what we discussed, I’m not signing. Personally, I only do business with adults so this isn’t really an issue.
Verbally accept the offer with negotiations tbd. I’m a former recruiter, it’s a newer technique. Not a fan of it, I think it’s shady. A candidate should be allowed go negotiate before everyone is said and done.
Verbal isn’t written. No need to fret on it
Interesting takes, thank you for validating 🙏
Yes it’s normal, getting an written offer is lengthen with many approval
This was typical from my experience
Just happened to me- I thought it was weird but they had so many approvals to get. I negotiated first
my guess is that resources are limited and getting it in writing takes time and people so they want to get it worked out before pulling those resources. factor in the back and forth for revisions and it makes it even slower and constraining on resources.
How havent asked what salary you want yet?
Don’t take any wooden nickels.
I don’t think I have ever seen this.
Do you mind sharing your offered salary range? It would be so helpful as Salary transparency is still an issue in most states. Appreciate your candor!
discussing salary expectations before hand is normal. expecting you to accept an offer before seeing it in writing, no.
Thats the new way!
That’s the new way? I’ve never seen that before? My first non-government job 23 years ago was done on the phone.
CEO: We are offering you x.
Me: How about y?
CEO: We could do z plus a signing bonus of xx.
Me: If you send that to me in writing, I will sign it.
Of course, with a bigger company, it wouldn’t be in a single phone call.
How hard is this to understand? I’ve done this with big companies too like SAIC.
Usually the recruiter has to pitch you to the team based on your feedback of the whole interview process and what your salary expectations are. Like others are saying, by saying yes to a verbal offer, you are not bound by anything. It is simply assuring the recruiter that you are genuinely interested and would him/her to fight for your desired salary and benefits to the team you would be joining.
Thats pretty normal. I have never been somewhere where they sent in writing before acceptance.
I had same experience with IBM
Just had this happen to me this week. It set off red flags for me but seems to be the norm based on the above. I had to push to get base salary up to my minimum via email that will need formal approval before a true offer comes my way. 🤞