Negotiate
Negotiation questions
Use these guides to prepare the offer conversation: the number, the trade-offs and the words you need when the first answer is no.
The guides
Negotiating a job offer: the ten minutes where the number moves
How to negotiate a job offer in the UK — worked answers for the offer call, the deadline squeeze, and the moment they ask what number you were hoping for.
How to counter a low salary offer without souring the room
What to say when the salary offer comes in low — worked counters for the under-band offer, the budget wall, and the promise to review it in six months.
Negotiating a benefits package: everything that moves besides salary
How to negotiate a benefits package in the UK — holiday, working pattern, training budget, review timing and start date, with worked lines for each ask.
Two job offers: deciding well without burning either bridge
Two job offers, or one in hand and one pending — worked lines for buying time, telling each employer the truth, and deciding well. Notice rules included.
Prepare the position before the call.
Know the figure, the reason and the first trade-off you can make. Then see where Negotiate sits in the wider career loop.