(BPT) - Your job search has finally paid off. After all the networking events, resume re-dos and mock and real interviews, you finally got an offer for the job you wanted. So now what? Do you just take it or do you dare negotiate?
“You should always negotiate a higher salary,” say Vanessa Jackson, assistant director of career services at The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago. Jackson adds, “Hiring managers expect this so they do not offer the highest salary in their range.”
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