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Should I negotiate my initial construction salary offer?


There is often a disconnect between what construction executives think they should earn and what their construction employers are actually willing to pay them. It's also common for companies to intentionally lowball on the first construction salary offer. In fact, 58 percent of hiring construction managers surveyed by construction careerBuilder.com say they leave some negotiating room in their first construction salary offers.


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There is often a disconnect between what construction executives think they should earn and what their construction employers are actually willing to pay them. It's also common for companies to intentionally lowball on the first construction salary offer. In fact, 58 percent of hiring construction managers surveyed by construction careerBuilder.com say they leave some negotiating room in their first construction salary offers.






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