10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP

Chris Williams; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

• Job seekers should negotiate offers as companies expect it and they are invested in the candidate.
• Negotiating base pay is tough but other components like signing bonus, guaranteed bonus, and remote work can be negotiated.
• Negotiations should make you feel a little uncomfortable, indicating you've pushed enough and can meet in the middle.

As a 40-plus-year veteran of the corporate world and the former VP of HR at Microsoft...