While negotiating offer with one in hand, how do you deal with the question "Why are you looking at another offer when you already have one?" The honest answer is usually for more money. But there are other factors for choosing one company over another. How to pitch this in? I feel like any answer other than more money sounds fake to the person on the other side!

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Well even if its only money you can convince the recruiter that the profile and the project offered by this company is better compared to the other offer you have in hand and it gives you more learning opportunity and bla bla as per your analysis so you are more interested to take up this role over the other. Clearly you will get more by showing more interest towards the new role to the recruiter.

Tried and tested method. P.S you should have a good negotiation skill as well you may need to convenience requiter why you are best fitted for thos role.

like

Happened recently when the hiring manager put me on the spot with this..

I said that my intention was always to join here given a chance, but since I got a call from the other company earlier, thought of taking the interview just to see where I stand.. Also, it is always better to do a bit of research about the interviewing firm's core values and practices.. Adding these while answering such questions will certainly go a long way in helping you get the offer!

like

Ofcourse it is fake and they know it! They just ask it as a formality. You can say anything.

like

To be honest no. Unless there are limited positions open and they are looking for only 2-3 candidates.

like

Just tell them something good about their company and tell I prefer this over the previous offer. They know you are making up stuff, it's just a formality. Even the HR who is asking the question is also working for money 🤷

funnylike

+1

like

I am not sure if this is too straight forward but just giving my perspective. You can answer as below:

Just say you have 2 job postings and 5 people attend the interview, you will interview all the 5 persons even though you know that 1st two are eligible for the post. This is just because you try to find a better resource for your organization. Similar way, I am trying to choose a better option for myself and this is the one I choose. I strongly believe that I made the right choice.

like

I usually just say that I am looking forward to work in your organisation as it will be a great value add for my career growth.

like

But sometimes it might backfire and they can ask you to accept the offer with same compensation or even less.. it happened with me for one such company🤦🏻

likefunny

Related Posts

(1) What are your experiences with Regeneron? Burn and churn culture or reasonable people you would work with long term? (2) what BC/TC would you target for AD within global development?

like

Does anyone know the average pay of a physician assistant emergency medicine working in Orange County?

like

What are the monetary benefits of going to client's location(another city) for 3 months. Is there any provision of additional salary?

Does anyone know about the component "Monthly Advance performance bonus"?
If I resign before 1 year, Do they deduct it from fnf?

like

Have 3 years of tax processing then 2.5 years with tax prep; passed CPA exam. What is the comp i should take? Thanks

like

What is the salary structure of KPMG India?

like

How many hikes are there in Wipro every year?

like
like

Hello, who can help me?
I am interested in knowing how much an oilfield engineer earns. I currently have a job offer from a medium-sized company, but as a recent graduate, I don't know if the pay is adequate.

like
likehelpful

Who's getting a bonus this year? I just found out we're not getting them at my company.

like

Anyone else been told that for non-promotion years to expect an average of 5% raise and an average of 10% raise for promotion years? This is at a Top 25 Midwest accounting firm. Calculated my projected salary for the next 5 years and decided to find another firm. Much happier now 😊

likeuplifting

Could anybody throw light on variable % in oracle gsc for consulting technical manager position? Is it a part of ctc? How much of this we can expect on an average for an year?

like

Trying to get some salary data. I’m a 2016 grad doing global litigation in house in a major metro area (NYC/DC/SF). My salary is $182K. My company says that I’m being paid above market and that doesn’t seem accurate. Could others share their details so I can either (1) push back more on salary; or (2) adjust my expectations.

like

I have got an offer of 24 fixed +2 variable from Verizon for an total experience of 11 years.

Work domain : openshift & kubernetes platform.

Is it acceptable offer or shall I negotiate with HR. ?

like
like

What is hike % seen at pwc india tech consulting in Mumbai .
Help me understand the hike and ratings?

like

Hi All
I am a functional Business Analyst with 4 years 11 months work experience. What should be the package range that I should hold??
Any leads would be appreciated!!

Thank You!

like

Hi BNY employees,

What was your last rating ? Hike % & bonus % of CTC ?

Provide your input in comment.

like

What should be the ideal salary of cloud/devops engineer with 12 years of exp and having exp of working for multiple e-commerce companies.

like

More Posts

Does anyone have a Farer watch? Or does anyone have thoughts on them?

like

On what days exl provide joining

like

Hello please can I find Victoria’s boot camp I keep hearing about this being great to study for shrm exam but I can’t find it anywhere thank you

like

Hi fishes,

A quick glimpse, I have almost 3 years of working experience in sales. The first 1.5 in a ed tech firm and the rest in a IT services firm as a lead gen.

My salary is 5.5 lpa now. I would like to ask the seniors in this field to suggest me what are all the possible career transition I can do to earn better. Reason is my family business is shut and I'm the bread winner plz suggest.

I have interest in BA and marketing field (know SQL and power BI not having working exp though) help??

I don't know about you all, but I'm jealous of all these folks doing hand stand challenges and bake offs. Seems pretty nice right now

like

Alright this bowl has convinced me I need to buy a Rolex. Where do I begin? I know my brother got a Batman GMT after about a year at a jeweler he never purchased from a few years ago, but was he just lucky? Do I need a relationship with an AD in today’s market for a Sub or GMT? Based in Seattle but would prefer to buy in Oregon to avoid taxes

like

Hi guys, could you please let me know what's average salary for business analyst with total 8+ years experience(including salesforce commerce cloud experience (2 years) ?

like

Has schneider electric ghosted anyone after taking all the rounds and document submissions or I am the only one?@schneider electric

likefunny

What is the salary range for Senior developer with 5.5 yrs experience?

like

I have been given with a case study to solve. Its a secondary research based case study.
I have to share an output in a ppt.
Are there any hacks to solve it?

like
like

Are you allowed to bring a bag into wrigley for Cubs games? Going to the game tomorrow and wondering if I can bring my laptop bag in as I need to come straight from work

like

Hi,
Is python+microservices+ gcp is good techstack to grow?

like

Tax Lawyer looking for referral to Big Law, Tax, M&A (London). Would appreciate any referrals. Thanks in advance.

like

Hello!
I am new here and would love to get some likes, so I can DM people. Thanks :)

likeuplifting

I'm interviewing at a SaaS company that has about 50 people. What's a good way to figure out how financially stable they are? What questions can I ask in an interview? I don't want them to turn around in 6 months and lay me off because the economy isn't doing well.

Generally how long are on sites? Are they all on one day’s block? The entire 4 hours?

helpful

By Petition for Review or another petition for writ of mandate?

Any ways to fake lta

likefunny

Additional Posts in Consulting India

Does Hashedin has Bench policy?

like

Got an offer from Deloitte with fidelity international as client How is the wlb also does it impact on job security as i will be working with fidelity as contract based (permanent employment with Deloitte) Please help!!!!Deloitte

like

Which is better in terms of work life balance job security in SAP domain .

1 Deloitte India (Not USI)
2 Wipro
3 HCL

like
like

Hi fishes, how to perceive hr negotiation skills in this context?
PS: company presumably is tcs in this context and got this post from another bowl.

Post Photo
likefunny

Hey,

I have offers from Mphasis. - 18lakh, Capgemini - 19 lakh, fixed is same. need suggestions on which one to join or shall still look for other companies?
YOE - 6.5 years
Skillset - java, Springboot, Has knowledge on Microservices.

Failed in Nagarro Test 😞, just after submitting, i made that question in visual studio with ease. I rely big time on Intellisense . How to leave this habit ?@

like

What is Unit in Infosys? Any idea about IVS-ECS Unit?? Then what is BPRME (BP R&M EAST) Account? Infosys

like

Hi All (🐟),

I am 24 and I am currently working on a copy-paste project .
I want to work as a Java-Microservices Developer, how should I prepare my Resume and learn my skills to switch to a different organization?

Will they hire me if I don't have a work experience with the technology?

Thank you in advance.

like

People planning for masters?

Consider the parameters in comments and share if you think I missed any.

likehelpful

What words do you use now that you didn't use much before consulting? Mine are "cadence" and "alignment."

like

Hey Googlers, do you have any update on WFH policy?

Considering nee variant of Covid-19, what are your thoughts. Google

like

How much salary can one ask for Product Manager in EY if already holding an offer of 38L with some other firm?

like

Bain & Company What's yhe difference between Bain Capability Network and Bain & Co.? Do Bain and Co recruit for India posts? Or BCN only recruits for India openings? And how is it different from the parent company?Bain & Company

Hi Folks

I Have 3 Offers

1) Bahwan CyberTek - 22 fixed
2) Deloite - 21.5 fixed + 2L Variable + 1 L joining bonus
3) Indegen Private Limited - 23.5 fixed + 1.25 Variable+ 1 L Joining bonus

YOE: 6 years
Role: Fullstack developer

I am looking for Work life balance, job security, which one is best please suggest

like

What is the career hierarchy in Allstates India. Any idea about Associate Manager role there ?

like

Need likes to enable DM.please support

like

Hi. Please help me decide between these two companies
1. Legato Health
2. Impetus Technologies

Both are offering same package.
Profile - Data Engineering

like

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal