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As an upcoming graduate, I recently had to find a post-college career. I had an idea of the company I wanted to work for and reached out to them to discuss if they were looking into hiring by the time I graduate. I had interned for this company before, so I went into the conversation feeling pretty confident. The conversation went great, and they informed me they would love to bring me on full-time and that I could expect a job offer from them in the coming days. I was excited and couldn’t wait for the email with the proposal to come through. But, when it did, I was slightly let down. Based on my internships and researching the external equality of the annual base pay amount, I felt that what they offered me was low. This made me rethink my decision to possibly work for the company, and I lost excitement. I let the offer sit for a couple of days and thought about ways I could bring up negotiation. I had never been in a position like this before, so I was nervous but knew my worth and felt like I would be unhappy if I didn’t try to negotiate. I worked up the courage to call my interviewer and negotiate, and it went so well. I was able to discuss what I thought was unfair about the offer compared to what the market was showing for the position I was interested in. The company agreed and accepted my negotiation, which got me excited to work for them again. An article I read stated that poor compensation could cause low job satisfaction and make one feel underappreciated. I agree with this because that was precisely how I felt when I received my offer and was considering looking interviewing with other companies. But, once I could express what I thought was fair, my attitude quickly changed, and now I feel motivated and respected.
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