During a job offer negotiation, you should negotiate for anything you want. Before I accept your offer, I'd like to discuss the salary.I feel that the recent offer is lower than my expectations given the role scope. 1. Become familiar with industry salary trends. You need to enter a salary negotiation as informed as possible. We explain how to structure a salary negotiation email and how to present the best case for a pay rise. Candidate: "Thank you for the offer. I have read through the compensation and benefits and was wondering if you are open to negotiating the salary. A couple of phrases that have seemed really good in your experience for asking for more money in salary negotiations. On the application: If possible, list "negotiable.