Keep your options open

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3. Keep your options open

This one is pretty simple but critical for getting the most out of your negotiations. Your negotiating position will be much stronger if you have multiple alternatives. It is not arrogant or selfish to keep your options open, it is just simple economics.

Let’s look at the numbers to see if the effort is justified. Lets say you change jobs every two years and having an additional job offer adds an incremental 10% value to your final package. Based on a theoretical income of $60K, having that second job option is worth $12,000 to you over a two year period.

The extra effort is definitely warranted.

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