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July 6, 2011
Negotiating the Employment Contract

If you’re a corporate executive trying to recruit top talent, and your prized candidate says, “Show me the money,” and you don’t have it, you need to know a smart way out of the box. It’s increasingly important to know how to use the employment contract as an attractive recruiting tool without giving away your company.

By Robert A. Adelson, Partner, Engel & Schultz, LLP

If you are a high-tech, marketing, or life sciences executive changing jobs, you could lose a lot of money or “crater” your career if you aren’t aware of opportunities in negotiating your new employment contract. If your skills and experience are what the company needs most, then you deserve—and can negotiate—terms commensurate with your value.