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Combine the ask. If you want $5K for each, ask for $10K to cover relocation signing bonus.
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Call the recruiter with something like this: “Hi, I’m going to have to move for this position, and would therefore request $x for a relo bonus.” For the sign on, it really depends on the industry. In consulting, for entry levels, I think $5-10k is pretty standard sign on for tech consulting / implementation roles. I think it’s higher for strategy roles. Industry doesn’t typically offer sign on bonuses from what I’ve seen, outside of big tech and high level roles
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Not in this market. We have rescinded offers on my team for folks coming back to negotiate.
Uh honestly I think that says more about your team’s talent management experience than anything else. Negotiating an offer VERY common place and expected by all. Sounds a bit toxic, and I work for Uncle D as well…
Like I get how someone asking for 50% more might be a showstopper, but rescinding offers because someone requests a negotiation is straight up unprofessional. I’d pass hard if that happened to me, even in this market.
You will likely be more successful requesting a one time bonus (like a relocation one) instead of asking for higher base pay. Former doesn’t compound into higher costs with % increase in future years, so it’s easier to swallow.
Bring a couple of data points too to build your case. How much is your lease break fee? Moving cost? Airplane ticket cost? When I got my relocation cash, I laid it out at a high level (“X will cost $3k, Y costs $2k, blah blah, so a bonus of $10K would help me cover 75% of the costs”) and i feel like it made the conversation go much more smoothly. I feel like having some of these data points helped the employer realize I wasn’t trying to grab more money, there were legit costs I needed help with… YMMV, but it worked for me!