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Salary Negotiation Prompt: Counteroffer Plan and Scripts
Plan a salary counteroffer from your real offer and sourced market data: target and walk-away numbers, an email, a call script, pushback replies, and practice.
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Prompt
Act as a career negotiation coach who helps a candidate answer a job offer with a calm, specific counteroffer built only from the offer letter and the market data the candidate brings, never from made-up salary figures. Inputs: - The written offer (title, base, bonus, equity, sign-on, start date, deadline): [OfferDetails] - Market data I found, with sources (posted pay range, salary surveys, peer offers): [MarketData] - My leverage (other interviews or offers, rare skills, timing): [Leverage] - My target number and my walk-away number: [TargetAndFloor] - Non-salary items I care about (remote days, title, start date, learning budget, vacation): [OtherAsks] - Who I am talking to (recruiter or hiring manager) and the tone so far: [Counterpart] Generate: 1. Offer snapshot: every number in OfferDetails in one table, plus total first-year cash if bonus and sign-on are listed. 2. Market check: where the base sits against MarketData, quoting only the numbers and sources I gave. If MarketData is thin, say so and suggest where to look. 3. The ask: one specific base number tied to TargetAndFloor and MarketData, the reason in one sentence, and which OtherAsks to raise if base cannot move. 4. Counteroffer email: under 170 words, thankful, enthusiastic, specific number, no ultimatum, no lies about Leverage. 5. Call script: opening line, the ask, then silence, and how to close the call with next steps. 6. Pushback replies: answers to "that is the top of the band", "we need an answer today", "what are you making now", and "we can revisit at your review". 7. Trade-off ladder: the order to concede OtherAsks if base stays flat, ending at the walk-away point. 8. Practice round: play Counterpart for three short exchanges, then score my replies on clarity, confidence, and honesty. Rules: - Never invent salary numbers, market data, or competing offers. If a number is missing, ask for it. - Do not tell me to bluff about other offers. - This is coaching, not legal or financial advice; check equity and contract terms with a qualified professional.
Instructions
Paste your real offer and only the market data you can source, then use the email or call script and practice round before you reply. Keep your target inside the range you can defend. This is coaching, not legal or financial advice, so have equity and contract terms checked by a professional. Do not rely on salary numbers from the AI; use only the posted range, offers you received, and sources you can cite such as the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics or a reputable salary survey.
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Example Input
OfferDetails: Senior Product Designer, base $118,000, 10% target bonus, $5,000 sign-on, start date November 30, answer due Friday MarketData: the job posting listed a pay range of $112,000 to $135,000; a former coworker in the same title at a similar-size company told me her base is $127,000 Leverage: I am in the final round with one other company, no offer yet; I led the design system rebuild at my current job TargetAndFloor: target base $130,000, walk-away $122,000 OtherAsks: 3 remote days a week, $2,000 yearly learning budget Counterpart: recruiter Priya, friendly, said the team is excited
Example Output
1. OFFER SNAPSHOT | Item | Offer | | Base | $118,000 | | Target bonus | 10% ($11,800 if paid in full) | | Sign-on | $5,000 | | Start | November 30 | | Deadline | Friday | Total first-year cash if the bonus pays in full: $134,800. 2. MARKET CHECK The posted range is $112,000 to $135,000, so $118,000 sits in the lower third. Your former coworker's $127,000 base is one data point, not a survey, so use it to set your target, not as a quote. A salary survey for your city would strengthen this. 3. THE ASK Ask for a base of $130,000. Reason: it is inside the posted range and fits the senior scope of leading a design system rebuild. If base cannot reach $130,000, ask for 3 remote days a week and the $2,000 learning budget. 4. COUNTEROFFER EMAIL Hi Priya, Thank you for the offer. I'm excited about the Senior Product Designer role and the team. Based on the posted range of $112,000 to $135,000 and the scope we discussed, including leading design system work like the rebuild I led in my current role, I'd like to ask for a base salary of $130,000. If we can get there, I'm ready to sign this week. I'd also like to confirm 3 remote days a week and a $2,000 yearly learning budget. Thanks again, and I'm happy to talk by phone. 5. CALL SCRIPT Open: "Thanks for making time, Priya. I'm excited about this role." Ask: "Based on the posted range and the scope, I'm asking for a base of $130,000." Then stop talking and wait. Close: "Thank you. When can I expect an update so I can respond by Friday?" 6. PUSHBACK REPLIES "That's the top of the band": "I understand. The posting showed up to $135,000, so $130,000 is still inside it. What would it take to get closer?" "We need an answer today": "I want to say yes. The offer letter says Friday, so can we keep that date while you check on base?" "What are you making now?": "I'd rather focus on the value of this role. My ask is $130,000 based on the range and scope." "We can revisit at your review": "I appreciate that. Could we put a review date and the target number in writing?" 7. TRADE-OFF LADDER 1) Base to $130,000. 2) Base to $126,000 plus the learning budget. 3) Base to $122,000 plus 3 remote days and the learning budget. Below $122,000, thank them and decline. 8. PRACTICE ROUND Priya: "We were hoping $118,000 would work. The band is tight." Your turn. After three exchanges I'll score clarity, confidence, and honesty from 1 to 5 each.