Hey Blind community. I know there is a guy who wrote an article where he made Airbnb fight with Google, but those are 2 companies that I don't think they'll ever retract the offer because you're negotiating. My question is, let's say you received 3 offers, they're all from non public companies (mid startup to mature) Do you ask the lowest offering company to offer higher than the highest then do this for 3 times? Ie if order is A > B > C then C > A > B then B > C > A then ask A to match so A > B > C? Or would you just ask all the lower offers (in initial case it's both B and C) to exceed highest offer then keep repeating until they say we cannot do anymore? TC: 0 (unemployed) expected TC: 300k hopefully
When you’re called in for your on site, you need to find the highest TC interviewer in the building an kick their ass.
I recently negotiated with one of the FAANGUMLAL without any counter offers ...
There is a lot more than a blind post to write about this, but here is a strategy that I have used: First, as pre-work, for each company develop a list of reasons why you might choose that option over the others. Ideally this is real, and you can see yourself at any of the choices, but even it's not real, you need a narrative that sounds real. For example you might like A because it's a better brand name, B you think you will learn more, C is giving you a higher level and more responsibility, D has more work in a certain area that interests you, etc. This services two purposes: 1.) Make each company feel threatened by your other options. It's easy to make company X feel threatened by Google, but it's harder to make Google feel threatened by company X. That takes a good narrative. 2.) Make each company believe that you might choose them with a sufficient offer. If they think that you are just playing them for negotiation they will move on. Make them think that you like what they are offering and will work there for the right price. Then come up with a number for each company that if they offered that, you would 100% work there. This should be fairly high, near the top end of what you know this company will do based on Blind. Let them know the number. If you get your number, great! You probably should have asked for a bit more, but that's okay. If the company is your top choice I'd accept it. If there is another company you like slightly more that came in a bit lower, give them your best offer and see if they match. If nobody quite gives you the dream number, take whatever is best and let other companies know about it. I'd sell it as "I really like this offer and will probably take it, but if you can beat it I will consider my options and make a decision ASAP". That will give you a set of "final offers" for you to choose the best one. Finally, negotiate the structure of the deal. This is things like relocation, sign on, base vs RSU, etc. I'd prioritize cold hard cash (especially the recurring kind) over equity, bonus, etc. Generally here the recruiter has a lot of flexibility within a set framework, so they can make minor adjustments without much hassle. Good luck.
You mean you just negotiate TC? I always thought I would have to give all the numbers including sign on. I don't really care about TC in a startup where they give equity
where do you want to work? you ask the place you really want to choose to beat the best offer. tell them they are your 1st option. when/if they beat the offer go back to who made the best offer and tell them to beat this one. the catch is you don’t want to do this more than 1-2 times. also the vibe you want to put out is: i really hope i get to work here but I’m gonna walk if you don’t value me properly
Don’t listen to this guy. A job negotiation isn’t a fight. Appeal to a higher power, have reasons for your demands, make it a win-win.
So I should just ignore other offers?