Evaluating an Offer

Don't turn down the new job before asking these questions

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How much are you worth

Good resources to assist you in determining salary ranges for positions are:

Salary.com
http://www.salary.com/

and a government website O*Net
http://online.onetcenter.org/

The O*Net website can be an excellent resource for resume verbiage as well.

Negotiating an offer

Dream Job
Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young engineer who was fresh out of MIT, "What starting salary were you thinking about?"

The Engineer replied, "In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."

The interviewer thought a moment then said, "Well, what would you say to a package of 5 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years - say, a red Corvette?"

The Engineer sat up straight and said, "Wow! Are you kidding?"

The interviewer replied, "Yeah, but you started it."