Negotiating a Job Offer
What are some very important things to ask/look out for in evaluating a potential offer, what are some mid-level things, and what are some nice to haves
đź“ť Basics
- salary
- 401k
- access to mega backdoor Roth IRA
- PTO/amount of days off
- parental leave length
- healthcare benefits
- formal career ladder with clear promotion criteria?
- growth opportunities (paid training time)
- no non compete clause
âś… Things to look into
- what does compensation look like in 5 years
- working on Chol Hamoed/Erev Yom Tov
- Clarify the work from home policy - is it fully remote? Am I ever expected to come into the office? Is there even an office?
- What is the standard rate for this job? What is “my number” to take for this job?
- how does overtime work? can I flex work to non-standard business hours? is there an option to convert overtime to extra PTO?
- is there a signing bonus?
- what is the number of hours expected to work weekly? How often do they go overtime?
- do they know how to measure project impact? How do they judge success in this role? How do they give feedback? Is there a regular cadence of evaluating performance for raise and promotions?
- is there a recent history of layoffs?
- what are the managers like?
- is there flexibility for family/life events?