Two offers, unsure how to proceed
Two offers Company A preffered with 115k Company B with 130k Both positions are very similar, only difference is that industry perception wise company A has better policies How to i maximise TC as well as my preference. Update : so I went to company A, asked to match B. But it looks like they have kind of maxed out or sensed they can't match B and are not bothering to offer more. Though a last formal update is pending from them. Meantime I will be getting ready for B and hope for the best.
Better policies? Explain yourself. Why not try to get A to match
I will be trying to get A to match. Better policies in terms of work life balances. Better leave policy. And overall work pressure. Just something that I have heard through peers.
You fucked up if you started by giving numbers, and you can now see why. Can you go get more offers where you don't make that mistake? Do you have any way to find out what others have made in similar roles? Your best bet is to try to go get better offers to try for negotiation. I'm not sure what industry you're in so I'm not sure how much more of a ceiling you have.
I know giving out numbers was stupid, but the industry I am in doesn't take profiles unless you mention the expectation. I tried the 'I don't want to disclose' but it only lost me two months. I can wait for new offers so I have to choose between either these two. Ceilings is 140k if I am not wrong.
If you really screw it up, would you be fine taking A right now? You could tell B that A offered you higher and see what they can do. Then take that back to A and see if they can beat or match. The risks are that I don't know what the norms are in your industry and how much the recruiters know about one another's companies and comp numbers. If they ask for proof I would give a slight hint of being offended (but still positive) and say it's a verbal offer. Then maybe say if you can get the written offer, ask what they would be able to do in response. Hopefully you can get a higher verbal out of them if nothing else. I've only had one company ask for proof, but again, I don't know your industry's norms.
Ask company A to match add 5K to company B TC
Try to get Company A to match Company B.
That's the plan, unless should I go back to company B after that and ask them to increase. Because both companies agreed pretty easily for my demands.