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To any HR folks, hiring managers, or career experts.....
I will be transitioning out of the military next year and I am road-mapping out my transition plan.
I've already got a manufacturing company very interested.
In order I: interviewed with the VP of HR, interviewed with the director of manufacturing, and interviewed with the director of manufacturing along with two program managers.
The feedback from my source in the company is that they want me for a manager position.
For the last almost 20 years, my salary was outlined by a structured pay chart, so I have zero experience with salary & benefit negotiations.
Here is where I am asking for any experience or guidance.
When dealing with negotiations do I need to "go for it all", remain humbly realistic, or find a happy medium.
Question 1:
With limited resources to pull data from, I figure this company pays approximately $85K to $110K for their managers.
One side of my brain knows I have years of leadership experience and come extremely qualified. (go for it all)
The other side of my brain knows I have leadership experience in a different field and no experience in this manufacturing world. (be realistic)
So what would you do?
Also is it fair for me to ask their manager's salary range in a discussion and then make my offer?
Question 2:
I would assume PTO for a brand new employee looks different from a seasoned employee.
That being said, are you able to negotiate PTO? Example - if a year 1 employee gets 1 day off a month but a 15 year employee gets 4 days off. Can I ask to be put somewhere in the middle?
Starting chapter two of life, an extra week of PTO looks better than an extra $XK a year in salary.
Question 3:
Is it ok to use other employment offers for negotiation or is that douchey. My entire career has been loyalty to the service.
With this company dealing with me early and working hard to possibly bring me in, I already feel a sense of loyalty.
If have other competitive offers come in, but this place seems like the place I want to work, would you let them know about the other offers in the negotiation or no?
I guess the last piece is are there any pieces of advice you can offer when dealing with hiring process, negotiations, etc.
Thank you for any advice that you might have.
- Lost
I will be transitioning out of the military next year and I am road-mapping out my transition plan.
I've already got a manufacturing company very interested.
In order I: interviewed with the VP of HR, interviewed with the director of manufacturing, and interviewed with the director of manufacturing along with two program managers.
The feedback from my source in the company is that they want me for a manager position.
For the last almost 20 years, my salary was outlined by a structured pay chart, so I have zero experience with salary & benefit negotiations.
Here is where I am asking for any experience or guidance.
When dealing with negotiations do I need to "go for it all", remain humbly realistic, or find a happy medium.
Question 1:
With limited resources to pull data from, I figure this company pays approximately $85K to $110K for their managers.
One side of my brain knows I have years of leadership experience and come extremely qualified. (go for it all)
The other side of my brain knows I have leadership experience in a different field and no experience in this manufacturing world. (be realistic)
So what would you do?
Also is it fair for me to ask their manager's salary range in a discussion and then make my offer?
Question 2:
I would assume PTO for a brand new employee looks different from a seasoned employee.
That being said, are you able to negotiate PTO? Example - if a year 1 employee gets 1 day off a month but a 15 year employee gets 4 days off. Can I ask to be put somewhere in the middle?
Starting chapter two of life, an extra week of PTO looks better than an extra $XK a year in salary.
Question 3:
Is it ok to use other employment offers for negotiation or is that douchey. My entire career has been loyalty to the service.
With this company dealing with me early and working hard to possibly bring me in, I already feel a sense of loyalty.
If have other competitive offers come in, but this place seems like the place I want to work, would you let them know about the other offers in the negotiation or no?
I guess the last piece is are there any pieces of advice you can offer when dealing with hiring process, negotiations, etc.
Thank you for any advice that you might have.
- Lost