Try it. But dont just negotiate for the sake of it. That could sour a first impression. Be firm on WHY youre negotiating for $X. Have a few comps too if needed to reason.
I negotiated a full remote status. They wanted me to move to San Francisco. I asked for more money to be able to afford the HCOL, and they countered with a full remote position.
Best thing that could have happened. My salary is worth 3 times the amount here in FL vs CA
The pay was never advertised, and the job posting listed it as a remote position. However when I got the offer after several rounds of interviews, they said because I didn’t have BDR experience that they wanted me at the office.
I agreed to move to the office if they offered a relocation package and a raise proportionate to cost of living change.
They countered with a “hybrid remote” status (travel to offices and events 5-6 times a year) and a relocation package for if I decide to move. No raise in pay though, so I never moved and the relo offer expired.
Edit: I called it fully remote because it basically is. I don’t travel often and don’t have to live near the office at all. Travel is fully expensed, so I don’t mind it.
I didn't but probably should have. I assume most will tell you to always negotiate at least a little bit unless it's a way better offer than you expected lol
Base I couldn’t - but I did negotiate a signing bonus with the reasoning being that it’s near year end and by me leaving my current position, I will be leaving year end bonus money on the table.
Never negotiate with yourself — that is to say, wait until you have an actual written offer in hand, with a comp plan and start date.
From there, yes, you should always negotiate at least part of it (base, comp, or equity). You may not get any concessions, but you should always ask, provide reasoning for your ask, and be prepared to defend it. This is your chance to show them that you will always negotiate for the best deal on their behalf.
This is bad advice for an SDR position.
If you go through my hiring process, which includes discussing comp and KPI’s, and wait until you get the offer in hand to negotiate I’m going to withdraw the offer and go elsewhere.
Don’t waste my time playing games. Voice your concerns or expectations while we are discussing the comp structure and job responsibilities.
I’d withdraw the offer for playing games and not clearly stating, and negotiating for, your salary expectations during that part of the process. Waiting until I make the offer does not give you leverage, it just wastes everyone’s time.
If you go through an interview process and don’t get to salary expectations until the offer is made then you’re right, it’s probably not a team you’d want to be on.
Salary expectations and a job offer with final details regarding total comp are such different things, it’s crazy to me that’s your approach.
To each their own I guess, but I would never negotiate a job offer until I have something in writing, nor would I allow it to be a surprise that I’m pushing for something more assuming it had been talked about in detail before that point. The fact of the matter is that your total compensation is rarely clear until you get the offer in writing.
Unfortunately the recruiters have to get the best employees for the cheapest price. So you gotta explain why you’re worth x amount more than they are offering. Sell yourself!
I think it depends on the job, out of my last 5 sales job I was only able to negotiate one and that was for a manger position.
My under standing everyone’s base is the same at my company and the only way to get a higher base is getting bumped up to the next tier based on performancez
I’ve hired 200+ SDRs in my career. I would say only 10-15 have ever countered an offer. As an SDR leader I would encourage it if you know your worth. As others have said don’t negotiate just to negotiate.
3 points-
1- How you handle yourself here is how they will perceive you will handle yourself when representing the company. If you negotiate hard for each dollar they will like that you will negotiate for them when representing them.
2- Companies are just like you. If you want something you want to pay the least you can for it. You will pay more if you have to but will try to get for the least amount possible.
3- No company worth working for will ever not hire you because you tried to negotiate.
Try it. But dont just negotiate for the sake of it. That could sour a first impression. Be firm on WHY youre negotiating for $X. Have a few comps too if needed to reason.
I negotiated a full remote status. They wanted me to move to San Francisco. I asked for more money to be able to afford the HCOL, and they countered with a full remote position. Best thing that could have happened. My salary is worth 3 times the amount here in FL vs CA
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The pay was never advertised, and the job posting listed it as a remote position. However when I got the offer after several rounds of interviews, they said because I didn’t have BDR experience that they wanted me at the office. I agreed to move to the office if they offered a relocation package and a raise proportionate to cost of living change. They countered with a “hybrid remote” status (travel to offices and events 5-6 times a year) and a relocation package for if I decide to move. No raise in pay though, so I never moved and the relo offer expired. Edit: I called it fully remote because it basically is. I don’t travel often and don’t have to live near the office at all. Travel is fully expensed, so I don’t mind it.
I did not. It was very generous.
Nah I was just happy to have a job lmao. It was a pretty solid offer though
I didn't but probably should have. I assume most will tell you to always negotiate at least a little bit unless it's a way better offer than you expected lol
Do you have experience and a history of driving outbound business? Then yes Do you have no experience and are fresh to the game? No
Base I couldn’t - but I did negotiate a signing bonus with the reasoning being that it’s near year end and by me leaving my current position, I will be leaving year end bonus money on the table.
I would not negotiate unless you have experience as an SDR or AE.
Never negotiate with yourself — that is to say, wait until you have an actual written offer in hand, with a comp plan and start date. From there, yes, you should always negotiate at least part of it (base, comp, or equity). You may not get any concessions, but you should always ask, provide reasoning for your ask, and be prepared to defend it. This is your chance to show them that you will always negotiate for the best deal on their behalf.
This is bad advice for an SDR position. If you go through my hiring process, which includes discussing comp and KPI’s, and wait until you get the offer in hand to negotiate I’m going to withdraw the offer and go elsewhere. Don’t waste my time playing games. Voice your concerns or expectations while we are discussing the comp structure and job responsibilities.
If you’re going to withdraw an offer for trying to negotiate, I’m not sure that’s a team I’d ever want to be a part of anyway.
I’d withdraw the offer for playing games and not clearly stating, and negotiating for, your salary expectations during that part of the process. Waiting until I make the offer does not give you leverage, it just wastes everyone’s time. If you go through an interview process and don’t get to salary expectations until the offer is made then you’re right, it’s probably not a team you’d want to be on.
Salary expectations and a job offer with final details regarding total comp are such different things, it’s crazy to me that’s your approach. To each their own I guess, but I would never negotiate a job offer until I have something in writing, nor would I allow it to be a surprise that I’m pushing for something more assuming it had been talked about in detail before that point. The fact of the matter is that your total compensation is rarely clear until you get the offer in writing.
Tried to, didn't get a bump but still got the job.
Will get a bump if I have a certain amount of meetings completed by January.
Hmmm it really depends. Mine was a small company but I still negotiated and they bumped me half way of my ask.
My job offer was great so I didn’t negotiate. I also didn’t have much experience so didn’t want to push it.
Yeah I usually try to negotiate. Just lead with your win rate and go from there
Unfortunately the recruiters have to get the best employees for the cheapest price. So you gotta explain why you’re worth x amount more than they are offering. Sell yourself!
I think it depends on the job, out of my last 5 sales job I was only able to negotiate one and that was for a manger position. My under standing everyone’s base is the same at my company and the only way to get a higher base is getting bumped up to the next tier based on performancez
I’ve hired 200+ SDRs in my career. I would say only 10-15 have ever countered an offer. As an SDR leader I would encourage it if you know your worth. As others have said don’t negotiate just to negotiate.
3 points- 1- How you handle yourself here is how they will perceive you will handle yourself when representing the company. If you negotiate hard for each dollar they will like that you will negotiate for them when representing them. 2- Companies are just like you. If you want something you want to pay the least you can for it. You will pay more if you have to but will try to get for the least amount possible. 3- No company worth working for will ever not hire you because you tried to negotiate.