Practical career advice
Work out what to ask for in your next offer
Compare the pay, understand the terms, and find words you can use with the recruiter.
Guides
Choose your guide
All industries10 min
Offer Negotiation Playbook
- A step-by-step sequence you can adapt to the employer
- Word-for-word scripts you can actually use
- What to ask for beyond base salary
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Engineering and product roles12 min
Tech Compensation Playbook
- Questions that make equity and level easier to evaluate
- How to separate cash, target bonus, and equity
- How to make a clear counter without overstating leverage
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Tool
Compensation Calculator
Compare base salary, target bonus, equity, and one-time payments year by year. See which assumptions change the total.
The philosophy
Written from the recruiter's side of the table
These guides explain how a request moves through a hiring team, which facts help someone evaluate it, and what you can say without overstating your leverage.
Examples you can adapt.
Use the sample wording to ask about pay, request more time, or make a counteroffer.
Sources and limits included.
Research links are included where relevant, with source limits stated plainly.
Built for your next conversation.
Go straight to the question you need help with, whether you have an offer or are still interviewing.
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