Yet another woman client (this time a senior, tenured scholar) with a tenured offer from a famously wealthy and elite institution, was told by all of her mentors that she was “crazy” for wanting to negotiate the offer, and would … Continue reading
Last week I put this article from the UK-based Independent on The Professor Is In FB page: “Four in Five Women Could Be Missing Out on Wages by Not Negotiating Pay When Applying for Jobs.“ Sure enough, the VERY first … Continue reading
Today’s video post is about Negotiating. Specifically, the kind of perspective you need to do it well, calibrated to the field, department, campus, region, and job that you’re dealing with. I talk you through what to look for. … Continue reading
This year I’ve encountered a handful of Negotiating clients who fall into the category of unreasonably entitled. These negotiators are indignant about the terms of their offers, and feel they should be entitled to more and better. In particular, these … Continue reading
Negotiating Assistance is some of my favorite work. I love it when clients prevail and get jobs, but mostly what I love is to help them over that final hump of asking for what they deserve, and putting a monetary … Continue reading
Yesterday I led the first Negotiating webinar of this academic year; I’m already deep in Negotiating Assistance help, which started in earnest in December. Each year that I have offered this help, I’ve noticed that the timeline of offers has … Continue reading
It’s offer season, and negotiations are underway. I have written a lot about negotiating tenure track offers; here are some links: Part VII of my book, on Negotiating OK, Let’s Talk About Negotiating Salary Will My Offer Be Rescinded If … Continue reading
I have a lot on my mind right now regarding the impact of Trump on academic life. Kellee and I ran a free Academic Life Under Trump webinar a couple days ago, and it was good to open space for … Continue reading
I am regularly asked “can I negotiate my offer when it’s my only offer?” People constantly seem to think you need multiple offers to have leverage. This is not true. For the vast majority of schools, you can and should … Continue reading
Negotiating season is in full swing! I’m working with a whole crew of clients on negotiating their offers, and I’ve got plenty of room in my schedule for more. Please consider getting in touch; clients routinely increase their offers by … Continue reading