Did I just mess up by counter-offering my offer letter?
I recently returned to the IT/Engineering field after graduating and I interviewed with a company down the street. It went great and consequently last Thursday (2/17) I got an Offer Letter emailed from them willing to pay over 10k what currently make (pay range was not discussed at all beforehand).
But being that it what the first number they threw at me, I generously and politely asked the HR rep on the phone if they could do 5-8k more (not verbatim), she told me > Hmm, that's almost to the next level from your position, but I will ask
Unfortunately, I haven't heard from them since and the original letter expired (it was a timed letter on their portal)
Did I really just mess this up? I usually negotiate my salary a little and I get an answer on the spot or a day later with a welcoming smile basically.
This is kind of a big bummer.
Posted Feb 22, 2022, 12:26 AM UTC
I’ve never left an interview without asking what the salary range for the position is… I make it part of the conversation so I can know if I actually want the position out if it’s not worth my time to pursue further. I recommend everyone ask about salary we don’t work for warm fuzzy feelings, we worked for money!
You're definitely right, it's just been my experience that the employer usually brings this up. I just got distracted this time and passed me altogether, but I'll for sure won't next time.
That’s the spirit. Do you go into interviews with a specific number in mind? That something I also do. Lowball me and I’ll thank you for your time and try to end the interview early. It’s critical to know your worth!
Yeah for sure, I treat it as a car sale basically overshoot a little bit from my target so I can get my target. I was also advised not to give a whole "big" number, like 78000, but to give 77500, much more likely ill get 77000. I have yet to try that though.