<prompt> Human: My girlfriend is currently in the midst of the hiring process for a new job in the clinical dietitian field. The hiring company a hospital, seemed to think she was the perfect candidate before the job even opened long story short, her internship preceptors were letting her know new positions were opening and they kept putting her name out there for her. They wanted her in this position as fast as possible to help with coverage and brought her in two days this week for training which they referred to as interviews to get around the hiring process a bit.They just reached out to her today with what I feel is a low-ball offer of 40,000. My girlfriend and I have looked up the median salary for her position starting out and its around 45,0000. The hiring manager said there was no wiggle room, should she try to negotiate a higher salary?To add in, she just completed a year internship in this field with several rotations in this hospital. She has her Masters and just completed her RD and licensing for this position. Edit: Thanks everyone for the insight and help. She countered with 45,000 and ended up accepting an offer of 42,000. They were adamant about not being able to go any higher then that. Im happy that she has a job finally after this long year shes had. The benefits package is pretty good already from what I can tell.  <response>: easy to say from here, but yes, she should try for a higher salary. this is your best chance for it! not after you have worked there for 612xx months. 