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Personally I've always found the most important thing to offer negotiation is BATNA. If your BATNA is going back to your current job, which is already decently
by hiAndrewQuinn 3y ago
Personally I've always found the most important thing to offer negotiation is BATNA.
If your BATNA is going back to your current job, which is already decently paying and something you've made pretty easy by understanding it in depth, you're in a really good negotiating position from the start.
If your BATNA is unemployment, and you're not already wealthy, not so much. Some people find it tough to bluff that kind of thing, in which case, getting any job at all is going to do more for your future negotiating power than quibbling over the number. (I would still recommend quibbling, but only because most people won't retract the offer just because you counter these days!)
- sevagh 3y agoPersonally, I find that SANBAK is a better model than BATNA, especially considering the BATMAN aspects of the MEASL.
- nfriedly 3y agoBATNA stands for Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement. In other words, it's your plan-b if you don't accept the current offer. It's a fairly common acronym when discussing negotiations, and is also spelled out in the article.
- yellowstuff 3y agoI believe that I read in Cracking the Coding Interview that big tech doesn't consider your current job as a comp, only pending offers. They won't increase an offer because you make more at your current job. I agree that candidates who are currently employed are generally seen in a much better light that candidates who are not currently employed.
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoThen you don't accept their offer. What's the problem?