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Case
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Reference no. UVA-QA-0605
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2003
Version: September 2003
Length: 6 pages
Topics: Negotiation

Abstract

With MBA degree nearly in hand, Alec Mason has stormed the job market and come away with offers from two prestigious strategic-consulting firms in the Washington, DC area. Mason must decide between one firm that offers a low starting salary but high annual salary increases and another with the attraction of a higher starting salary but lower yearly pay increases. The case gets inside the head of an MBA student as he weighs the perks, compares the figures and articulates the criteria that influence his decision.

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Abstract

With MBA degree nearly in hand, Alec Mason has stormed the job market and come away with offers from two prestigious strategic-consulting firms in the Washington, DC area. Mason must decide between one firm that offers a low starting salary but high annual salary increases and another with the attraction of a higher starting salary but lower yearly pay increases. The case gets inside the head of an MBA student as he weighs the perks, compares the figures and articulates the criteria that influence his decision.

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