<prompt> Human: As the title holds...Ive heard mixed inputs from my family. I should be thankful to be getting an offer. However ive heard you should always negotiate. Help and advice? Update guys: more on specifics I just got off the phone with company of more detail and of their benefits package 63k base signing bonus 4k,2 weeks vacation ,12 sick days,10 paid holidaysIndustrial engineer new grad midwest from big 10 schoolReasons why i would like to negotiate1. I will have four technical internships on my resume by the time i graduate2. Expect an offer this friday from previous company i interned for 2 summersAssistant: They wont think badly of you if you come back to them with a reasonable counter offer. But if you feel 63K is a fair offer dont try to play hardball unless you have other offers.Ill say this: Its MUCH easier to negotiate for a higher salary up front now, than try to get raises down the road. Human: I negotiate employment contracts every day. My clients are physicians, but I think the principle still holds. If 63k is fair and competitive for the position and area, dont bother to negotiate. You could risk some ill feelings from your employer. However, if 63k is a little low, absolutely negotiate. If its low, chances are the employer realizes its a little low and is trying to see if you would take it anyway. HOW should you negotiate, you say? Glad you asked. I mostly agree with LandSharks comment except one thing: you may not want to give a counteroffer. Lets say you absolutely cannot or will not take the position unless they paid 70k. In that situation, you should be honest with them and say I cannot accept the position unless the starting salary is 70k and they either accept it or you walk. Now the more likely scenario is there is no actual number that you would walk away from and you just want to maximize the salary as much as possible. In this scenario, you dont lead by saying a number. You say something like I feel the salary is perhaps a little low , could we increase the starting salary? This puts the ball back in their court. By saying a number in this scenario you risk losing out on potentially more. If their response is to increase it some, you have some leverage. Lets say the initial offer is 63 and they come back at 65. Now you could ask one last time without looking bad. You could say I was really hoping for 67k, could you meet that? In this scenario, you essentially ask twice, but the question is reworded so it doesnt seem like you just asked the same thing. The number in the second question changes depending upon the second offer. Always keep the number not too much higher than the second offer.Assistant: Thank you so much for your reply. I updated my original post but i should have been more specific. There is a 4k signing bonus included half of which is paid in the first 30 days and the other 6 months from employment. It makes me think i shouldnt negotiate with this but not sure...  <response>: This is the most impressive multipost I have ever seen on reddit 