Brilliant Cover Letters

Negotiating an offer

Congratulations! You’ve got a job offer on the table.

Whilst, in many cases, an employer might make a straightforward offer

and you will be inclined to accept it without question, there will be occa-

sions when you may wish to negotiate the precise details of their offer. If

you’re unprepared, this can be a difficult stage to handle. However, as

always, if you’ve done your research and thought the matter through, your

end goal is now very much in sight.

The package

There’s a reason this section is called ‘Negotiating an offer’ and not

‘Negotiating your salary’. It’s because, depending on your circumstances,

there could be a whole