Bring Your Brain to Work

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From the Offer to the Decision

After you finish the interview process, you’ll eventually hear back from the organizations you met. Logically speaking, of course, there are only two possibilities: an offer or news that you didn’t get the job. This chapter focuses on the time between when you hear back from an organization and when you decide whether to accept an offer.

I’ll start by talking briefly about what to do when you don’t get a job you wanted. Most of this chapter, though, will focus on how to negotiate with an organization most effectively and ways to think about your decision.

First, the Bad News

Your motivational brain engages with goals that are important to you. For many people involved in a job search, few goals are more important ...