5 Things To Discuss With The HR Before Signing A New Job Offer

By Perminus Wainaina

After many months looking for a job and now just about to sign on a job offer, you might feel the need to immediately accept any offer that you receive from HR. However, before you give a final answer on your job offer, take the time to learn more about what the company has to offer.

Rose (not her real name), landed an amazing job opportunity that was offering three times the salary she was earning at her previous job. This was at an SME and the department she would be joining was a new one that had just been set up. Six months into the job, the company closed down and Rose was left without a job.

Regardless of your position or the type of company you’re joining, you should never assume that any offer is a take-it-or-leave-it proposition. Make sure you’re getting the best possible package by researching, asking questions, and discussing the following with HR before accepting any job.

1. Salary & Benefits

Depending on the employer, and the job being offered, the salary may or may not be set in stone. Most employers aren’t going to come right out and tell you that salaries are negotiable because they want to pay as little as possible. This is information you are going to need to dig for, so you are just going to have to come right out and ask. You will never know unless you do. Besides, you may be pleasantly surprised by the answer. In many cases, if the candidate has enough to offer an employer, the employer is going to be more than willing to negotiate the salary a little bit.

It is also important to know what is included as part of your benefits. If the benefits are not appealing to you, this may not be the right company for you to work. Seek to find out how much you have to pay into your medical cover and even what is covered in the medical cover.

Also, ensure that you have all that is agreed upon, in writing. This is because you may agree on a higher pay to come after your probation. However, if this is not documented, what makes you sure that the organization will keep its word?

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