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Re: Offer LetterDori Green said: Actually, Dori's advice is one of the first rules of negotiation found in virtually every book on the subject. Most employers (and recruiters) will jump through hoops in order not to be the first to mention a dollar value, because they know that most potential employees will undervalue themselves. Typically, one in five posted ads on Dice or Monster list an hourly rate or Your probably correct in this assumption. There would be no reason to advertise what they are getting paid for your labor. It will just make you want more when you found out how big of a chunk they take from your paycheck. Whenever I begin negotiations, recruiters often claim that the rate is Most recruiters have the liberty to negotiated within a certain pay window and based on approval of their supervisors. They're sales reps, much like car sales reps. Their take home pay could be base plus commission, or commission only, and both are based on the amount of money they bring into the company every month. What is their incentive to give you more money and possible reduce their income? It all boils down to supply and demand. If you are a perfect fit for the position and the client company wants you no matter what, you have some leverage to get a few more pennies in your pay envelope. If the recruiting firm has a list of 10 potential employees all with similar backgrounds, you have less leverage. If it's a government job, you have no leverage. Of course, there are always those companies that are too cheap to pay for quality employees, and the quality of their products and employee turn-over reflect that approach. Unfortunately, these are often the same companies that give their former CEOs $200 million severance packages for working two years to bungle things up even more than when they started...leaving even less money for the little people. Al -- Al Geist Technical Writing, Online Help, Marketing Collateral, Web Design, Award Winning Videos, Professional Photography Voice/Msg: 802-658-3140 Cell: 802-578-3964 E-mail: al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com <mailto:al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> URL: www.geistassociates.com <http://www.geistassociates.com> (online portfolio/resume) See also: URL: www.geistimages.com <http://www.geistimages.com> (fine art prints for home for office, and note cards for all occasions) "When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty."" Theodore Roosevelt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content delivery. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or printed documentation. Features include single source authoring, team authoring, Web-based technology, and PDF output. http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList --- You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com -dot- To unsubscribe send a blank email to techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40infoinfocus.com To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info. References:
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