Successfully negotiating salary with guest Jackie Fitzgerald

The Career Chat Room

In this episode my guest is Jackie Fitzgerald, an HR professional who has spent almost 20 years of her career dedicated to corporate recruiting. After receiving multiple requests for an episode focused on negotiating salary, I invited Jackie to join me in the Career Chat Room. Salary negotiation is a topic that could probably cover several episodes. We decided to start with clearing up misconceptions about sharing salary expectations, insight into factors that influence the amount of your offer, and how to effectively negotiate an offer of employment. Our hope is that these insights provide a solid foundation for your next salary negotiation.

Key takeaways:
- Be as transparent as possible about your salary expectations with the recruiter, yes even the in-house recruiter at the company
- Be clear about what compensation and non-compensation components are most important to you
- Don't be afraid to negotiate if the offer is not where you need it to be, or if there are additional items that you need
- Know the details of how your current compensation package works, what dates are relevant, and what you are potentially leaving on the table

Jackie is an executive recruiter and sourcer, HR business partner, compensation consultant, and university relations leader. Most recently she has been successfully recruiting and placing candidates in management and executive level positions at the Cigna Group. Previous to that role she built out the University Relations function at a global retail Pharmacy company. She is open to connect and is currently exploring recruitment roles offering a flexible and remote first schedule.