Offer for Protiviti - I need help for insight.
Hi all, I have an offer for 63k in the Phx office for entry level tech consulting. Just wanted to know if I should negotiate for a higher salary or potential sign on bonus. I was also curious about the promotion structure for the company. To my understanding, promotions are more frequent than B4 due to it being smaller in the consulting world and was wondering how long it would take to hit senior consultant and manager levels.
That's good for a "first job." Keep pushing up thereafter.
You’re welcome to negotiate but it’s generally unlikely they’ll offer more given you’re entry level. After about a year your salary is generally adjusted for inflation/performance.
P1 is spot on with promotion timelines. If you’re looking to make senior after 2 years, work hard, be proactive, and build your network.
The campus hire offers are coordinated nationally and I don’t think we negotiate at all. Promotion to SC happens at 2, 2.5, sometimes 3 years. (2 & 2.5 is most common). Senior to Manager is 2.5 or 3 years typically. At manager level and below we do promotions two times each year (hence the opportunity to be promoted at half years).
What I have learned during my career (16 years in tech) is that during the hiring process you should always negotiate. This is the one time and place you have leverage (the company already wants you and is more than likely to offer you a bit more). Beyond your initial hiring it is hard to get more than a standard yearly raise or bonus. Worst thing that will happen is they will say no they can’t go any higher. I would say go for it! Good luck!
Anyone can have leverage, no matter if it’s an entry level position. Leverage can come in the form of a highly ranked education, internships that directly relate to your job, leadership positions you had in college, advanced degrees, competing offers, and more
Always negotiate! I am a campus hire who started in July. I have my masters so I used that to negotiate. I got my signing bonus for the Chicago office bumped up from $2.5k to $5.5k! It makes me so disappointed when people tell entry level positions not to negotiate. The worst they can say is no!!
C to SC promotions typically happen after being in the C role for 2.5 or 3 years. Sometimes exceptional Cs or Cs that interned with Pro will be promoted at 2 years.
Promotion from SC to M is typically after being in the SC role for 2.5 or 3 years.
I would recommend negotiating for at least a 5k sign on bonus. That’s what I was offered when I got a Pro entry level position! If you have an offer with another company you can leverage that to get a higher starting salary at Pro
I was a campus hire, got promo’d to SC in less than 2 years.
I also had no prior internship experience, etc.
negotiate! I ended up getting paid more base and also an additional week of vacation time as well.