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[quote=Anonymous]PLEASE NEGOTIATE #1. You have nothing to lose.

My father taught me to ALWAYS negotiate (men tend to!) and I always have -- I have been successful literally every time (maybe 4 times in my adult life?). If they want you enough to extend the offer, they will try to meet reasonable negotiations. Ask for $10K more ($100,000), something like:

You: "Is this a good time to check in on the compensation range for the position? I know budgets are tight and I'm excited to take the job. We’re a ways apart on compensation. Can we get creative and see whether we can bridge the gap? I'm looking to start at the $100K range." (THEN YOU ARE SILENT! Don't talk too much)

Them: "Well, we can't go much above $95K for this position due to our budget."

You: "That sounds good (or, "could we do $98K," or whatever you need to feel comfortable).

ANOTHER TACTIC for adding compensation (you can do this in addition to negotiating salary):

You: "Can we talk about adding some vacation time? I'd like to ask for one extra week."

Them: "We could arrange that."

You: "Excellent! I'm excited to get started. Please send the offer letter blah, blah, blah..."

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