Hi Blind community, I'm a recent graduate who was offered an engineering vendor role at Microsoft a month ago. This is a managerial project and doesn't have a specific contract duration of 12/18 months. Hence, my offer doesn't come with an end date, and have been told to have high full-time conversion potential. The product, team, and the role is something that I absolutely love. I am getting to do what I'd like in my ideal job. However, my staffing company is offering me $65,000/yr with benefits (no stocks or signing bonus) which I think is very low in the spectrum. I accepted the offer since I was in the job hunt pool for really long, had revoked offers, challenges as an international candidate, and didn't have any interviews/counter offers thinking I could fix this with time. I tried negotiating but was shut down saying this is what we can do at max for an entry-level position. According to a bit of my research, I feel at least $40/hr ($76,800) seems to be the norm. I need help with the following: 1) Ways I can still negotiate a better salary. Any corrections or additions to my market research will be highly appreciated 2) Suggestions/tips on getting converted to a full-time role at Microsoft 3) Should I still job hunt and try looking out what's out there or invest in the role for a few months at least and then thinking of making a move? @Microsoft #vendor#compensation#negotiation
Since you are joining a managed project, the vendor company will be a large company which would have a fixed range based on experience and would require higher approvals to pay someone beyond the pay scale. Managed service projects have very low billing margin and cannot afford high cost resources. Not to spoke any MSFT folks but Microsoft vendor rates are comparatively lower especially for managed services. What's your work permit? You are a recent graduate, is this company going to file H1B visa for you? If work permit is a not a problem, then you can try to negotiate but pay scale is still a fixed range. Lastly, don't sign any non compete clauses that prevent you from being a Microsoft FTE, work well for your MSFT manager and becoming a FTE will be easier. They would refer you for any open positions. I did π
The reason why there's no end date is because it's a fully managed service. This idea of "high potential for conversion" is bullshit and is fed to you by the staffing company, not Microsoft. Am I correct in this?
I've been told that by the staffing company. The Microsoft manager has mentioned in the interviews and first few meetings about a good chance of long term partnership. There is currently no other entry level on the team.