So I've recently been job hunting wanting to secure a full time, marketing-oriented position before I graduate. Yesterday I was extended a job offer at a real estate development company which develops condos and communities in the hugely lucrative real estate market in Vancouver.
They've tendered me an offer which is above my current wage (in a job totally unrelated to my career path), but lower than the wage I received when I finished my co-op work term.
I feel the duties and responsibilities meet or even exceed those of my work term position, and was hoping to get a wage equal to that of my co-op work term (about 2.5 grand less per annum). I would be working under three people (the hierarchy goes: marketing exec, marketing manager, marketing coordinator, and then me) whereas at my co-op I worked under just the marketing director.
At the interview, when we spoke i didnt have a clear idea of the duties, so i gave my previous compensation from other work experience. When they asked for references, I emailed them saying that after I heard more about the job from the marketing manager i'd be working directly with, that I would be looking at something closer to my finishing wage at co-op.
However, this is my first job coming out of school, should I just be content with it (beggars can't be choosers), or would it be okay to negotiate?
They've tendered me an offer which is above my current wage (in a job totally unrelated to my career path), but lower than the wage I received when I finished my co-op work term.
I feel the duties and responsibilities meet or even exceed those of my work term position, and was hoping to get a wage equal to that of my co-op work term (about 2.5 grand less per annum). I would be working under three people (the hierarchy goes: marketing exec, marketing manager, marketing coordinator, and then me) whereas at my co-op I worked under just the marketing director.
At the interview, when we spoke i didnt have a clear idea of the duties, so i gave my previous compensation from other work experience. When they asked for references, I emailed them saying that after I heard more about the job from the marketing manager i'd be working directly with, that I would be looking at something closer to my finishing wage at co-op.
However, this is my first job coming out of school, should I just be content with it (beggars can't be choosers), or would it be okay to negotiate?