Objective:
• Describe how to evaluate job offers
• Outline how to respond to job offers
• Differentiate among negotiation strategies
1. If economic conditions require you to accept a job that is not exactly what you are aiming for, how can you best approach the new job? What are the benefits of doing so?
2. Is it more advantageous for the applicant or the interviewer to bring up the subject of salary first? Why?
3. What is an appropriate response when an interviewer asks what salary you are looking for?
4. Base your answers to the following questions on your salary research:
a. What is the entry-level salary for the job you are seeking?
b. What salary range do you plan to see in your job search? What is the range based on?
5. Why is it important to act professionally when turning down a job offer?
Reference- Harwood, L. (2013). Your career: How to make it happen (8th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western, Cengage Learning.