Job offer negotiation can sometimes extend beyond just the salary. If you have a job offer that you feel could be a bit better and the company won't improve the salary, there might be options available that the company might be willing to improve upon.

Often you might be able to get a potential employer to improve upon the job offer they've given you and if so, here are some items you can sometimes negotiate, beyond just the salary:

Job title

Job responsibilities

Bonus structure or frequency

Signing bonus

Vacation time

Timing of salary or appraisal review

Start date

Work location

Ability to work from home

Fringe benefits

Moving or relocation expenses

The division or department you'll be working in

Reporting structure

These are just some things that might be negotiable when you receive a job offer that is not exactly what you were looking for.

As a recruiter, I usually negotiate the job offer for my job candidates that I'm representing and I've personally seen situations where a hiring manager has given the person some concessions (ie. such as some of the points mentioned above) when they can't or won't improve upon the salary.

It's usually best to look beyond just the salary when considering a job offer, too.

When negotiating the job offer, remember that at some point the negotiating has to stop and you either have to accept or reject the offer.

Also, sometimes there might be no room to negotiate. Sometimes a job offer is given on a take-it-or-leave-it basis and in some cases, a hiring manager may simply be unable or unwilling to improve upon any aspect of the job offer they've presented to you.

Carl Mueller

My name is Carl Mueller and I'd like to thank you for learning a bit more about me!

I feel that I have numerous relevant experiences during my career that come in useful when helping people with their careers:

I know what it’s like to work internationally, having worked overseas (in New Zealand, from 1994-1998).

I've survived several corporate downsizings while many of my colleagues were being laid off.

I have also experienced being laid off twice myself during corporate downsizings.

I know what it’s like to be self-employed.

I've helped many people find better jobs. I started to work as a professional recruiter in 2000 first as an Information Technology (IT) recruiter and then in general recruitment across many industries including IT, manufacturing and marketing. Since this time, I have helped many people find their dream career and it’s a great feeling.

I experienced one of the slowest hiring periods in recent memory especially during the general hiring slowdown that followed the Y2K frenzy in 1999, the bursting of the dot com bubble in early 2000, and then the employment market bottoming out following September 11, 2001.

These were certainly not great times to be a job searcher in most industries nor was it a particularly good time to be a recruiter.

Following this, I began running the day to day operations of an Internet-based company in early 2003 that focused on developing online software and subscription-based websites for consumers. It was then that I fully realized the power, usefulness and potential of the Internet which really spurred me to set up my own website which you can view in my Personal URL section below this bio.

I’m also a Platinum Ezine Articles Expert as recognized by EzineArticles.com, one of the most visited websites on the Internet. This special designation is earned by having consistently high-quality articles published and viewed on their website. All of my submissions are related to helping you find your dream career and many of my articles get reproduced on other websites by their webmasters.

Good luck with your career and I hope I have been of assistance to you!