Google Offer Negotiation

Sep 10, 2018 19 Comments

How does Google offer negotiation work in the backend? Does the recruiter go to compensation committee each time to increase offer based on what the candidate is saying?

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  • Google
    zusammen

    Go to company page Google

    zusammen
    Recruiter, comp team (decide your worth based on interview perf, background and competing offers), hiring manager (can push for higher comp by making a stronger case), hrbp (make sure there are no salary inversions) and svp approval (for out of band comp approval)

    They try to keep the number of back and forth conversations to three.
    Sep 10, 2018 14
  • Google / Eng
    whatsgood

    Go to company page Google Eng

    whatsgood
    Also, recruiters have discretion. They can bump your comp a certain amount before they have to go for approval. I got an extra 20k on my grant just for asking.
    Sep 11, 2018 2
    • Great, How did you negotiate?
      Sep 11, 2018
    • Google / Eng
      whatsgood

      Go to company page Google Eng

      whatsgood
      At the end of the offer call I literally said to her: “I noticed you started the conversation with the numbers. Thanks again for the offer. I’m wondering how many people negotiate the offer.” She said, “let me see what I can do.” The next day she sent the letter with the 20k bump bolded in the print.
      Sep 12, 2018
  • Meijer
    glms04

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    glms04
    Yes, it looks that way. But I’m not sure how often they’d go back and forth. Recruiter just went back to Comp team once so far for me, based on my initial feedback.
    Sep 10, 2018 0