2. 考虑推迟加薪要求。如果公司打算提供的薪酬已经板上钉钉，那么你可以问他们，如果在未来六个月或一年内，你有机会在新工作中证明自己，他们能不能提供加薪或绩效奖金。这种策略通常都会有效，因为这同时也证明了你对这份工作是多么的渴望。麦基-罗斯建议：“说出自己对这个机会的重视，看起来可能会减少你谈判的砝码，而不是增加。但实际上并非如此，因为雇主都希望拥有积极上进的员工。”

    3. 提前彩排。麦基-罗斯说：“许多人只有很少、甚至完全没有任何谈判经验，所以谈判会让他们深深地陷入紧张状态。”如果你也是这样（你问题后面的署名说明你确实有些紧张），搜集所有事实和优先目标，找一位朋友进行练习：“让他们回答你的问题，比如‘抱歉，对于你这个级别的员工，我们只能给这么多。你要么接受，要么放弃吧。’然后练习你自己在真实的谈判中会怎么应对。提前准备越充分，在真正谈判的时候你就会越冷静。”

    4. 从长计议。麦基-罗斯建议：“思考一下这份工作会给你的整个职业生涯带来什么影响。一份工作通常都包括许多无形资产，比如：把这家公司和这个职位添加到你的简历中，能否提高你简历的档次？它能否让你有资格获得一个更高的职位？这些无形资产或许值得你接受短期内低于预期的工资，也就是付出一些‘机会成本’。”

    她补充道，起薪并不是那么重要。“只要你能证明自己为公司带来的价值，几乎可以肯定，你的工资定会上涨。而且，以后你还会有要求加薪的其他机会。这并不是你最后的机会。”

    祝你好运！

    反馈：你在开始一份新工作之前，是否曾经要求雇主提高他们最初提供的工资？你有什么诀窍？欢迎评论。

    译者：刘进龙/汪浩

    2. Consider requesting a later increase. If the salary figure the company has in mind is set in stone, ask whether they'd be willing to commit to a raise or a performance bonus in six months or a year, when you've had a chance to prove yourself in the new job. This is most likely to work if you also stress how much you want the job. "Saying how excited you are about this opportunity might seem to give you less leverage, not more," Mackey-Ross notes. "But it doesn't, because employers really want motivated employees."

    3. Rehearse beforehand. "Lots of people have little or no negotiating experience, so the whole idea makes them nervous," Mackey-Ross says. If that applies to you (and the way you signed your question suggests it does), get all your facts and priorities together and find a friend to practice with: "Have them shoot responses at you, like, 'Sorry, this is what we pay people at your level, take it or leave it,' and practice what you would say in the real discussion. The more you prepare ahead of time, the calmer you'll be when you get there."

    4. Take the long view. "Think about how this job will affect your whole career," Mackey-Ross advises. "There are often intangibles -- like how great this company and this position will look on your resume, and how it could qualify you for a bigger job later -- that might be worth an 'opportunity cost' of a lower salary than you'd like in the short term."

    Starting pay is just that, she adds: "Once you've proven what you can do for the company, your salary will almost certainly go up. You'll get other opportunities to negotiate for more money as time goes on. This isn't your last chance."

    Good luck!

    Talkback: Have you negotiated higher pay than the initial offer when starting a new job? What worked for you? Leave a comment below.