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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just had a similar thing happen. I've been unemployed for four months, and wanted/needed a new job. Got an offer two weeks ago and negotiated anyway--for me, the salary offer was fine, but I asked for telework (very important to me), and they agreed. I guess my point is, even if you currently are not in a job, you still have value, and that value equals room to negotiate for what you want and what you're worth. [/quote]

We just made an offer to someone who's currently unemployed and I agree with PP. I don't care that this candidate's currently unemployed; I liked them enough to make an offer and want that particular person to come work with me, and any reasonable negotiation request isn't going to make us withdraw the offer. Heaven knows recruiting and interviewing is a pain for the company as well as the candidate and it's hard to find someone who has both the skills we want and a personality we think will mesh in the office. So I would say, don't let the fact that you're currently unemployed make you feel that you have no leverage, not at all.[/quote]

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