So I just got my first job offer that I think I’m going to take; I graduated college in May and have been interviewing with this company since about then and really enjoy everyone I’ve spoken with, and think the position is a good match. However, it’s about 1,000 miles from where I live now, so I have confirmed I would need relocation compensation which they have offered in the form of $1,000. Additionally, the salary is a bit on the low end at $45K considering it’s in Dallas. The benefits are great though, and there’s a bonus offered as well. I know I’m going to need more than $1k to move as that will barely cover the cost of a Uhaul trailer, and I’m going to need to break the trip up into 2 days, as well as fly out prior to the big move to find an apartment and get my utilities sorted. Basically, I had planned to focus on negotiating the salary to at least $50K, but have been reading that this may be difficult given its my first job and I don’t really have any evidence or tangible accomplishments to justify a negotiation besides using another job offer as leverage (the other offer is $50K but in my hometown, super LCOL, but I need out of here). So I’m thinking I should focus on getting that relocation comp closer to $2500-$3000, but not sure how to do this besides a rational line-item breakdown. If it helps, they flew me in and out on the same day for the interview and the flight was $1300 fully comped, plus $100 expenses voucher. I understand there’s probably a pre-worked budget for that kind of thing, but they didn’t even try to find the cheapest flight option, just booked it in 3 minutes based on convenience. I guess what I’m asking is, should I go for a salary negotiation, higher relocation comp, neither or both? And what are some good ways to go about that? I appreciate any input.
Submitted June 02, 2018 at 11:13AM by shezapisces https://ift.tt/2LSBDl1
