How to negotiate Salary · True or False
Is it true that if the recruiter calls you with a counter-offer, you must give them an answer instantly?
False. It is completely fine to say, 'Thank you, let me review this and get back to you in a few hours.'
Requesting time to review is professional and expected; an immediate response either looks desperate if you accept or impulsive if you counter again.
Feeling pressured to answer immediately when asking for a few hours is perfectly normal and makes you look more thoughtful.
This scenario is one of 500 in the Skillful How to negotiate Salary track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
- Answer
- False
- Track
- How to negotiate Salary
- Topics
- timing, offer-response
Also asked as
Do you have to answer a counter-offer immediately? Can you ask for time to review a salary counter-offer? How to buy time when receiving a revised offer?
The scenario in full
If the recruiter calls you with a counter-offer, you must give them an answer instantly.
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that if the recruiter calls you with a counter-offer, you must give them an answer instantly?
False. It is completely fine to say, 'Thank you, let me review this and get back to you in a few hours.'
Do you have to answer a counter-offer immediately?
False. It is completely fine to say, 'Thank you, let me review this and get back to you in a few hours.' Requesting time to review is professional and expected; an immediate response either looks desperate if you accept or impulsive if you counter again.
Can you ask for time to review a salary counter-offer?
False. It is completely fine to say, 'Thank you, let me review this and get back to you in a few hours.' Requesting time to review is professional and expected; an immediate response either looks desperate if you accept or impulsive if you counter again.
How to buy time when receiving a revised offer?
False. It is completely fine to say, 'Thank you, let me review this and get back to you in a few hours.' Requesting time to review is professional and expected; an immediate response either looks desperate if you accept or impulsive if you counter again.
Where does this how to negotiate salary question come from?
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