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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was approached by a competing firm and asked to come in for a conversation - they like my skills and experience but don't currently have a position. After our conversation they made it clear they would like to create a position for me and I could help write the job description.  At the end of the conversation I asked about next steps and the most senior person in the room asked me to send my initial terms that I would like.

I am not desperate to leave my current position and doing so might burn some bridges so I'm only going to leave if it's worth my while. I would like to start negotiations with:

*15% raise over my current salary
* the ability to work from home up to 2 days per week after 3 months on the job, and dependent on work requirements (ie - I am very willing to come in for meetings and not work from home on weeks where my presence in the office is critical)
*20 days of annual leave (which is what I currently get but is 5 days more than their stated policy for new employees)

How does this sound? Too aggressive? Too weak?

Thanks![/quote]

I would be more vague than that.  I would say that three things that are important to you are salary, the ability to work from home, and the amount of annual leave.  I'd probably also throw in something like and the ability to do work that is challenging and interesting or something like that.  Then let them make an initial offer and negotiate from there.  You may end up with what you describe above, or you may end up with more.[/quote]

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