Negotiate an Offer

This community is a virtual space dedicated to helping current students confidently navigate the job offer negotiation process. Here you’ll find tailored resources and support to help guide you through the negotiation process including how to assess salary packages, negotiate benefits, and effectively communicate your value to potential employers. Whether you’re evaluating your first job offer or transitioning to a new role with an advanced degree, this supportive network empowers you to secure the best possible terms for your career.

Why Employers Respect Candidates Who Negotiate

Negotiation is a skill that employers respect, even if they don’t necessarily have the wiggle room in the company’s budget to pay you what you’re asking. But negotiating is one of those things that’s easier explained than done. Negotiating can …

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How to Negotiate Salary as an Entry-Level Candidate (With Examples!)

You’ve landed your first job offer—congrats! Now comes the next challenge: how to negotiate salary as an entry-level candidate. It might seem like salary negotiation is out of reach, and that you should simply accept what’s offered. But the …

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Labor Market InsightsIn partnership withLightcast logo

Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue or skills you may have that are relevant to a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Career Resources

Contact & Location

Phone
(713) 313-7541
Address

Ernest S. Sterling Student Life Center – The Hub of TSU Life (2nd floor)
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004

Career Service Hours

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Tuesday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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For virtual office hours, please visit Handshake.

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