Counter Time LineGood Morning All, I' ve recently entered the private sector and am experiencing my first negotiation process. On Monday, I received a call from HR indicating that they were willing to offer $55 with $5,000 relocation. I indicated that the salary figure was too low and I would need to think about it and get back to them, stating also that I was more concerned with annual salary than the relocation figure. Within minutes, they called again and asked if they could get my salary to $60,000, would they "be able to get me to commit?". I said the $60,000 figure was more in-line with what I needed. The HR rep said she would contact the senior HR department, (whatever that means), and would get back to me. That was Monday and I' ve still not heard anything. Should I be concerned in any way? I know that the individual who will be my supervisor, and who has, obviously, some say in my salary figure, is out of state working on a project; I believe that is contributing to the slow response time. Is this normal? Does it generally take a long time to get through this negotiating process? Thanks for any help! It takes as long as it takes and then the outcome may be one of the following: 1. They meet your new request. 2. They meet in the middle. 3. They hold firm to their original offer. 4. They move on to someone else. You' ll just have to give it some time to see how it plays out. If you last talked to them on Monday, give it until Tuesday and if you haven' t heard, call the HR contact back and ask what the status is. Thanks. I knew what the potential outcomes were, but was unsure if this delay was atypical or not. I was also unsure about when/if it were appropriate for me to contact them. I don' t want to give any advantage, so to speak, away. There could be a hundred reasons why it' s taking some time for them to get back to you. My bet would be, with no disrespect intended, that working through negotiations with you probably isn' t the only thing the people in HR have to do during the course of a day. For that matter, more urgent things could have come up that have taken precedence over your candidacy. If I were you, I' d wait until Tuesday, April 4th, at call whoever you' ve been talking with to politely ask about the status of your candidacy. | |
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