Does this sound okay - asking for increase in offer (new job)?

Elliott.T123

As a recruitment consultant who gets people offers etc regularly I would say you have slightly shot yourself in the foot with the way things have gone.

My understanding is that they asked you for an expected salary, you gave them a range, they offered you a figure that fell in that rage.

If that was the case and I were the employer (or an agent working with the candidate) if you then came back to me asking for an increase my first question would be "Why did you give me an expected range if you aren't happy with that figure?"

annetheman

Elliott.T123 said:

As a recruitment consultant who gets people offers etc regularly I would say you have slightly shot yourself in the foot with the way things have gone.

My understanding is that they asked you for an expected salary, you gave them a range, they offered you a figure that fell in that rage.

If that was the case and I were the employer (or an agent working with the candidate) if you then came back to me asking for an increase my first question would be "Why did you give me an expected range if you aren't happy with that figure?"

They have confirmed today increase in offer of +£5k more - you may have missed it but that's still within the range I gave yay!

elsien

Well done. 

annetheman

JReacher1 said:

annetheman said:

comeandgo said:

So you are saying if you don’t get the raise you will not accept the position?   I would just accept your non acceptance and look at the next candidate.  

If I send the email, I hope the recruiter reads it better than you have, since it doesn't say I won't accept the offer if I didn't get the raise.

Ignore them. They won’t be used to this sort of negotiation. 

If you want £3k more than go in at £5k and see what they say.  I spend a lot of time recruiting people and you should never take the first offer. They will always have at least one higher offer and at the end of the day they’ll just tell you if you are being unreasonable. At this point they won’t be thinking about switching to another candidate. 

It’s very rare for a candidate to accept the first financial offer they are given. 

Thank you so much for this advice! If I could double-thank I would!!!