Negotiate MBB offer

Look it up. There is a guide for everything on WSO.

You can not negotiate salary for this specific position, but you can try to leverage your experience to get a 2nd year BA \ AC \ A offer instead.

I would take the offer - the $ amount at this stage in your career is less important that the branding and trajectory you put yourself on.

Not necessarily applicable to your situation, but when it is time to negotiate your salary, watch this: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/how-to-negotiate-your-job-offer-pro…

Thanks for the input! I'm not going to negotiate for a 2nd year position - I know that there are a lot of reasons/benefits to starting from scratch at MBB.

However, I have reason to believe that there is a bandwidth in salaries, even for entry positions. I know people in my firm and MBB who have started entry level positions on slightly different salaries. I'm going to give it a try. You never get anything in life unless you ask for it.

Great advice here, just wanted to add:

1) Yes, I would do this over the phone 2) Yes, give them an exact amount (no more than 10%-12% above what they offered) 3) Prepare to offer some solid, specific reasons to why you deserve it 4) Know how to 'read' the conversation and pull back if you feel like it is heading downhill

They're a top tier company and know they have the upper hand as a brand that many want to start their careers in. Like others have said, I doubt they'll cave, but it's worth a shot. I've never heard of someone getting their offer rescinded when (a) being reasonable in the negotiation and (b) having a good reason to ask.

Best of luck!

You may want to try and talk to people who have actually worked at the MBB for your level (or around your level) to get a first hand idea of whether salaries differ. I imagine salaries differ by region and between rank, but these things are typically pretty structured at the junior or pre-MBA level and any difference between say two same-level junior professionals in an office is probably fairly immaterial.

You should also get a feel of the person you ask (whether they are going to be receptive to this or not) because you could just get a negative impression from the get go (i.e. this kid is trying to get more money in a street-standard package?). The only time I can think of where you can negotiate money is in the case of some form or relocation or housing package and whether you can be entitled to one. Or money when you're more senior in rank - when a person's 'worth' vs. 'title' is much more of a gray area and is up for discussion.

Otherwise, the only thing that you can negotiate is level title (e.g. 1st/2nd/3rd yr). That is reasonable and won't reflect poorly (because you had experience and comparing experiences is subjective). But since you're not doing that, you should probably just take the offer.

This isn't sounding like it'll end well....

Something else to consider - are you really that much more valuable than others at your level? If you are, do you feel comfortable putting such a trivial amount (few thousand, i.e.) to your value?

Agree with those ITT that you probably won't be successful in getting more $. That said, I don't really think it'll hurt you to ask. I'd be very surprised if you experienced any negative repercussions.

I know this is anecdotal and a slightly different situation, but one of my friends was going to accept an offer at BCG, then when he informed McKinsey, McKinsey raised their offer. So you never know.