Hi there,

My strong advice is to negotiate on signing/relocation bonus - for example, I was able to double my signing bonus by leveraging some fundamental negotiating tactics.

These are the things they can justify most easily (i.e. non-permanent changes in your compensation structure).

When asking for a (or a higher) bonus, you have to justify it. Generally you can do so by flagging a higher salary in your current role (not possible), noting switching costs (do-able if you're moving locations), or referencing industry-standards (This is was I did to noegitate a doubling of my sign-on bonus with BCG)

For bonus references/benchmarking you can look around pretty easily

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Hi there,

Congratulations on the offer. The base salary is normally non-negotiable. However, you may be able to negotiate the signing/relocation bonuses or the seniority you join if you have valid reasons (eg an offer from a competitor better for those variables).

Best,

Francesco

Unfortunately not. It's an entry-level role where salaries are rarely negotiated in the first and it's already higher than what you earn today. Your salary will increase each year by a meaingful margin and so I really wouldn't worry too much about it.

It is possible to negotiated the offer with McK, but I don't think it is after you have received it. During my last discussion with a partner at the end of my second round I did bring up my working experience which was longer than typical MBA hires and convinced him to give me an offer as a Senior Associate (vs typical MBA offers at Associate level). 

However, once you're locked in into a tier, the base salary and bonus is fixed. The one thing you might still try to negotatie is the sign on bonus and/or relocation allowance.