Single Suitor
Discover how to negotiate your tech compensation confidently when faced with a single job offer. Learn to set clear salary expectations based on thorough market research and how to effectively communicate them to recruiters. Understand strategies to leverage counteroffers from your current employer to improve your total compensation and maximize your negotiation outcomes even without multiple competing offers.
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You can end up in a situation where you are unable to land multiple offers or even if you do have multiple offers, the companies do not compete with each other. For instance, if you had an offer from Box and Google, then you may have an upper hand in negotiating with Box but not with Google because Box is not in the same pedigree as Google. However, the attractiveness of a company as a workplace also changes over time. IBM used to be a coveted destination for fresh grads but not anymore. Similarly, after Satya Nadella took over the reins of Microsoft, the company again became popular among top-notch ...