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Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Job Offer

By Venus Gentile, Monster Contributor

Receiving a job offer is an exciting moment, and you’re probably already imagining your first day, meeting new colleagues, and diving into fresh challenges. Accepting a job offer is a big decision that can shape your career and impact your long-term happiness. That’s why knowing the right questions to ask when offered a job is crucial. Before you ...

Can a Company Rescind a Job Offer?  

By Venus Gentile, Monster Contributor

Imagine the excitement of landing your dream job—giving notice at your current workplace, perhaps even relocating to a new city—only to face the shocking news that your job offer has been pulled at the last minute. So, can a company rescind a job offer even after you’ve done everything right? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Whether driven by s...

How to Tell a Job You Have Another Offer - with Examples

By Venus Gentile, Monster Contributor

Embarking on the job hunt journey often feels like a rollercoaster of resumes, cover letters, and, potentially, multiple interviews. But what happens when this ride takes an exciting turn, and you find yourself in a dilemma: “I accepted a job offer but got another interview. What do I do now?” This scenario, while thrilling, can seem daunting. Ther...

How to Respectfully Decline a Job Offer via Email

By Venus Gentile, Monster Contributor

You've received a job offer but decided to turn it down. Firstly, congrats! A job offer is an excellent sign that you've been diligent in your search and worked hard to trump the competition. However, it may feel like a bittersweet moment if you've chosen not to take it after carefully evaluating the offer. Maybe the money's not enough, you've real...

How to Negotiate a Salary Offer: Everything You Need to Know

By Jennifer Verta, Monster Contributor

You found a job listing that checks all your boxes, sent in your application, secured the interview, got grilled with all sorts of questions over multiple rounds, and then patiently waited. But it was all worth it because - it’s finally here, you’ve secured the coveted job offer. Congratulations! But, oh no, the salary figure is a little disappoint...

What to Negotiate in a Job Offer When They Won't Budge on Pay

By Monster Contributor

Everyone wants to know about the money when it comes to accepting a job offer. However, unfortunately, there isn’t always wiggle room to negotiate your salary. Are you facing an opportunity with a new company, or maybe you’ve been offered a promotion with your existing employer, but they’re not offering as much cash as you hoped? According to a Mon...

How to Decline a Job Offer

By Dillon Price, Monster Contributor

Are you one of the 23 percent of workers looking for a new gig? Before you find your dream job, there’s a good chance you might receive a job offer that doesn’t quite meet your expectations. If your gut is telling you “no,” then it’s critical to know how to decline a job offer in a way that doesn’t burn professional bridges. In this article, we’...

How to Accept a Job Offer

By Catherine Conlan, Monster contributor

Accepting a job offer is a triumphant moment for any job seeker. After all the work you've done researching, applying to jobs on Monster, and interviewing, you've finally been offered the position you've been aiming for. Go you! You're understandably psyched. But don't be so quick to jump on board right away. Knowing how to accept a job offer is a ...

How Does a Sign-on Bonus Work?

By Margaret Steen, Monster contributor

After nailing a few rounds of interviews, you've been offered the job, and now it's negotiating time. Should you expect your future employer to offer a signing bonus? Or should you be asking for a sign-on bonus? If so, how large should it be, and what strings may be attached? Signing bonuses—one-time payments given when an employee begins a new ...

How to Move On After You've Been Rejected for a Job

By Daniel Bortz, Monster contributor

Getting rejected is the worst. No matter how hard you network, research employers, or prepare for job interviews, sometimes you just didn’t get the job you were chasing. It may not be a reflection on you—and that can be frustrating to hear, especially when you’ve worked your butt off to get that far in the process. Figuring out how to get over reje...

Should you take that counteroffer?

By Daniel Bortz, Monster contributor

You’ve just received a handsome job offer. Now all that’s left is to put in your two weeks’ notice. Before you go, though, your boss makes you a counteroffer to try to persuade you to stay. It’s a great problem to have, really, but it’s a problem nonetheless. Should you accept the counteroffer or take the new job? Fortunately, the ball is in your c...

How to choose between two jobs

By Lee Price, Monster contributor

Here’s the kind of dilemma every job seeker would love to have: You’ve combed Monster for the perfect jobs, and got not one but two great job offers. What do you do now? Choosing between two jobs isn’t a simple process, and it’s tempting to be swayed by your emotions (“This company is a major sponsor of the most buzzed-about events in the country!”...

What to do when your first job offer isn't your first choice

By Daniel Bortz, Monster contributor

"Should I take the job?" It's a question you will ask (yourself and others) many times throughout your life. Jumping at the first job offer you get—even if it isn't quite what you want—can be tempting, especially if you’re unemployed, unhappy at your job, or eager to change careers. But before you say “yes,” it’s important to take a close look at w...

What to know before signing an employment contract

By Dawn Papandrea, Monster contributor

Depending on your experience level and industry, your next job offer may come with a lengthy employment contract that you’re asked to sign. While your prospective employer might pass it off as a formality, you never want to just skim and sign anything without delving into the details. “The excitement of getting hired and starting right away is g...

Should I mention my minimum salary requirements in my cover letter or in a job interview?

By Vicki Salemi, Monster career expert

Salary negotiation is one of the trickiest parts of the job interview process—and one of the most uncomfortable. According to a Monster poll, 67% of respondents were not able to negotiate salary in their current position. So unless you're working a minimum wage job and know what to expect on your paycheck, it's smart to know how to approach conv...

Ask Vicki: Should I lie about my salary to get a higher offer?

By Vicki Salemi, Monster career expert

Each week, Monster’s career expert Vicki Salemi—a former recruiter who utilizes 15-plus years of experience in recruiting and human resources to empower job seekers—answers user questions on Quora. We’ll be republishing the answers here. If you have a question for Vicki, send it to socialmedia@monster.com. Q. Should I lie about my salary to get ...

How to Decline a Job Offer You Already Accepted

By Camilla Andersson, Monster Contributor

Are you having second thoughts about the job offer you just accepted? Whether you’ve received a better offer or your personal circumstances have changed, it’s not too late to back out of a job you don’t want. If you’ve already accepted a job offer, it can feel awkward to tell a hiring manager, “Sorry, I’m no longer interested.” But rest assured ...

Ask Vicki: What is the importance of a job title?

By Vicki Salemi, Monster career expert

Each week, Monster’s career expert Vicki Salemi—a former recruiter who utilizes 15-plus years of experience in recruiting and human resources to empower job seekers—answers user questions on Quora. We’ll be republishing the answers here. If you have a question for Vicki, send it to socialmedia@monster.com. Q. What is the importance of a job titl...

How to understand stock options in your job offer

By Vicki Salemi, Monster career expert

Salary. Bonus. Paid time off. What do all of these have in common? They’re things you should negotiate in a job offer. According to the mogul Mark Cuban, however, there’s one additional important element you may be inadvertently overlooking. And that, my friend, is equity. What is equity? In essence, equity is an ownership share in a company ...

How long should you wait for a job offer?

By Caroline M.L. Potter, Monster contributor

You have an interview or two for a position you really want, and everything goes well. It's a regular lovefest between you and the hiring manager, and your heart skips a beat when you're told, "We'll have an offer to you by the end of the week." Eeeek! As the week goes by, you keep your phone glued to your hand as you anxiously wait for the offe...

New Grads: Here's What to Do After Getting a Job Offer

By Jon Simmons, Monster contributor

For many of you new grads, it’s celebration time right now. In addition to graduating, you created a killer resume, networked like crazy, interviewed like a boss, negotiated for your very first salary—and now you’ve gotten an official offer for your first real job! Hold the bubbly, though— there’s a little more housekeeping to take care of before y...

Should you take a full-time job offer from your internship?

By By Jon Simmons, Monster contributor

You crushed your internship—nice work, by the way!—so much so that the company has offered you a full-time job. For the first time in your life, you have a salary in front of you, benefits and a fancy professional title to append to your resume. There’s no reason not to take the offer, right? In reality, you might be leaving a better option on t...

How nurses can evaluate a job offer

By Libby Rutkey, Monster contributor

If you're a graduating or practicing nurse, you know that nurses are in high demand. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects a whopping 6% growth in jobs for registered nurses between 2018 and 2028. With all these available nursing jobs, finding the right fit for you takes some skill. How do you know a good job offer when you see one? ...

Should you take a salary lower than expected for your first job?

By Daniel Bortz

Sorry to break it to you, but you may have to take a pay cut for your first job. Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers found 72% of millennials say they’ve made compromises to enter the workforce, with one-third taking a salary lower than what they expected. Unless your degree and skills are in extremely high demand, you may find yourself among th...

Here's how much you're worth in the job market (it's more than you think)

By Catherine Conlan, Monster contributor

Employers are always looking for a variety of ways to hire and retain employees. Whether it’s workplace perks such as free iced coffee, flexible work hours and the option to work remotely, it’s clearly become a bull market for job candidates. So, do you actually know what you’re worth at work? There’s a simple way to figure this out, according t...

The most important question to ask yourself before taking a sales job

By Jessica Benjamin, Monster staff

I’ve heard people say that a good salesperson can sell anything, but I have not found that to be the case in my career. So, while there are many considerations to make in taking on a new sales role, I'd say the most important is whether or not you’ll be will be successful. And by successful, I mean: Will you be perceived as having achieved your ...

How to compare total compensation packages

By Catherine Conlan

If you’re looking for a new job and get an offer with a salary that is $10,000 more than what you currently make, it may seem like a no-brainer to chase the cash. Not so fast! Considering total compensation—the worth of your benefits package, the costs associated with a certain job and other factors—may show the lesser-paying job to be the better...

Candidate questions you have to ask: 6 things to negotiate in addition to salary

By Vicki Salemi, Monster career expert

From the perspective of the hallowed halls of HR and recruiting, salary negotiations are synonymous with job offers. You get a job offer and the first thing you want to do is negotiate. If the mere thought of it makes you anxious, look at it this way and reframe your thoughts — employers actually expect you to negotiate. They actually find it more ...

The 3 Biggest Lies Employers Tell Their Workers

By Monster Contributor

By Dominique Rodgers Monster Contributing Writer Everyone likes to think they’re working in the most honest, successful and stable organization around, but let’s face it -- that can’t always be the case. Organizations are made of people and people aren’t always honest. Even when they’re not deliberately deceptive, people may tend to put a posit...

Write a Job Offer Acceptance Email in 7 Steps – Plus Examples

By Jennifer Verta, Monster Contributor

You’ve been job-hunting like a true champ. You created a killer resume, aced all the different rounds of job interviews, patiently waited, and even sent a polite follow-up email. It was all well worth it. The recruiter finally called you back to offer you the job. Now what? It’s time to craft the perfect job offer acceptance email. Whether you i...

Are You Getting Interviews, But Not the Job?

By John Rossheim, Monster Senior Contributing Writer

Your resume has earned you interviews with several employers over the past year. That's impressive, especially in this economy. But none of those interviews has yielded a job offer. You've done the standard interview preparation. You've shown up on time and dressed in appropriate interview attire. But somewhere between the paper credentials and ...

Don't Leave Money on the Table

By Monster Contributor

By John Klymshyn, for Yahoo! HotJobs "Leaving money on the table" is a euphemism for losing a key point in a negotiation. But it's also a literal pitfall you must avoid in order to get the best possible salary. In a job-offer setting, we often tend to be weak negotiators, because we feel pressure when negotiating on our own behalf. This leads...

Don't let a high salary history derail your job search

By Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert

When the job market gets tight and lots of employees are sidelined, competition from other job seekers can lead to lower salaries, meaning you may not be able to find a job that pays what you are‚or were—making. Wages have dropped in many industries, especially those related to financial services, says Josh Warborg, Robert Half International’s dist...

How much should I make at my job?

By Valerie Lipow, Monster contributor

No matter how long you've been in the workforce, you will need to ask yourself, "How much should I be making?" at the start of every job search throughout your career. You should even be asking the question annually before your performance review. According to Monster's 2020 State of the Candidate survey of 1,000 full-time and part-time employees i...

How to negotiate relocation

By Michael Chaffers, Monster contributor

Sooner or later, you might take a job that will require you and your family to move. You will likely incur significant expenses when relocating for work, and if you are like most people, you will want your employer to pay for at least some of them. According to a survey of 1,000 people conducted by Allied Van Lines, approximately 26.4% received ...

If You Suspect Hiring Bias

By John Rossheim, Monster Senior Contributing Writer

This article offers general information on legal matters relating to employment. For specific information relating to your situation, please consult an attorney or appropriate government agency. It may not happen as often as it used to, but many forms of bias in hiring persist in companies of all sizes across the nation. Fortunately for America...

Get Back to Work with the Best Deal

By Lee Miller, Monster Contributing Writer

I once received a letter from a woman who had just gotten a job offer. She had been unemployed for three months and wanted to know if she should accept the offer or try to negotiate for more. She felt the offer was low -- less than she had been making at her last job -- but was afraid that if she asked for more money she might lose the job. Whe...

Five Questions to Ask After the Offer

By Denene Brox, Monster Contributing Writer

All job hunters are waiting for that call -- the one that says they've landed the job. But as eager as you may be to escape either your current job or the unemployment ranks, don't abdicate your power position once the offer comes in. Now it's your turn to sit in the interviewer's seat and ask the company and yourself some tough questions -- the an...

Realistic Salary Expectations

By Paul W. Barada, Monster Salary and Negotiation Expert

So, you think you deserve a raise? Join the club. None of us are paid nearly what we think we deserve. Now that we've established that, let's take a look at how you might be able to fatten that paycheck. Be Realistic The first thing to realize is a pay increase may not be possible. Dennis Dunlap, an HR consultant with LoCascio Hadden & De...