CONDUCT A JOB SEARCH

After the Interview

Negotiate

Negotiating a faculty position or job offer in another profession requires

• A realistic, well informed understanding of why you are being offered a position—what your employer believes you will bring to the organization-- your education, experience, skills and potential to promote its agenda
• An assessment of your long-term financial needs and goals
• Thorough salary research based on the economics of the sector, experience level of the position on offer and location of the organization
• Self confidence

Below is a list of the best online resources to guide you in preparing to negotiate an employment offer:

Academic Offers

Article by Chris Golde, Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching-- featured on Academe, the online magazine of the American Association of University Professors ( AAUP)
“After the Offer, Before the Deal” http://www.aaup.org/publications/Academe/1999/99jf/GOL_JF99.HTM

 From Science’s NextWave
“Academic Scientists at Work: Negotiating a Faculty Position” www.georgetown.edu/faculty/yyt/negofacposition.pdf

Successful Academic News
“ How to handle the final phases of the job hunt” http://www.successfulacademic.com/ezines/feb212005.htm

Other Professional Offers

Article by Kay LaRocca, Vice President Corporate Services
CareerSoar.com  --featured on the website of Robinson & Associates, Executive Recruiters  http://www.recruit2hire.com/evaluate.html

The Riley Guide’s “Salary Guides and Guidance” http://www.rileyguide.com/salguides.html

Quintessential Careers Salary Resources:  http://www.quintcareers.com/salary-dos-donts.html

Iowa State Engineering Career Services  Q & A re negotiating engineering/technical  job offers  http://www.eng.iastate.edu/ecs/students/AssessNegotiateOffer.html