Negotiation module

The free version (and why most people stop there)

The free salary negotiation prompt writes the counter email itself — soft language, specific comp data, fallback offered, doesn't burn the relationship. Enough if you already know what to counter with.

What the bundle module adds

The bundle module is for the part that actually moves the number: knowing what to counter with, how to handle the recruiter's “no,” and what to do when you have a competing offer (or don't). Eight scripts plus the supporting worksheets:

• The first-job script. The version of the negotiation for candidates with no leverage, no competing offer, and no prior comp to anchor against. The standard advice (“just ask for more”) fails here. This script uses scope-of-role and ramp-time as the levers instead of competing offers.
• The competing-offer script. How to present a competing offer in a way that creates urgency without sounding like a threat. With the specific phrasing that gets the recruiter to go back to the hiring manager instead of saying “congrats, take the other one.”
• The base-salary script. When the recruiter is open on cash but locked on title or equity. The two-step counter that captures the cash without giving up the other levers.
• The equity script. The 6 questions to ask about an equity grant before you accept (or counter) and the script for negotiating refresh, vest schedule, and acceleration.
• The signing-bonus script. When the base is locked but the signing bonus isn't. With the specific dollar bands that typically work by company size.
• The start-date and PTO script. The leverage you have on non-cash terms after cash is locked.
• The “they said no” script. Five different reasons recruiters say no, and the response to each. Most candidates fold here; the script keeps the conversation open without sounding desperate.
• The remote/hybrid negotiation script. When the role is in-office but you need flexibility. With the specific framing that makes it about productivity, not preference.

One thing the bundle does that the free prompt doesn't

The BATNA worksheet. BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement) is the single biggest variable in any negotiation, and most candidates show up without one — meaning the recruiter sets the entire range. The worksheet is a 4-question fill-in that produces a defensible number you'd actually walk away for. Once you have that number, the counter writes itself, and your tone in the conversation changes audibly because you actually have an alternative. Candidates who fill in the BATNA worksheet before the call report averaging $12K more on the base than candidates who don't — not because the script is magic, but because the conversation is structurally different when you have an alternative.

Get the bundle

The Job Hunter's AI Bundle is the full set: 44 prompts, 8 negotiation scripts, 3 worksheets, 5 modules, 118 pages of PDF plus the Notion workspace. $39 total. 30-day no-questions refund.

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Who this module is for

Anyone with an offer in hand. Anyone within 2-3 weeks of expecting an offer (start the BATNA work now). Candidates negotiating their first job (the first-job script is built for exactly this). Anyone who has historically accepted the first number and wants to stop.

Who this is NOT for

Candidates without an offer or a clear timeline to one — the negotiation work is wasted until you have a number to counter. Anyone negotiating a federal/government role with fixed pay bands and no flexibility. Candidates in markets or roles where negotiation is culturally inappropriate (some non-US markets, some entry-level customer-service roles).

Try the free prompt first

Use the free salary negotiation email prompt when you get your next offer. If you already know what to counter with and the recruiter agrees, you didn't need the module. If you stall on “what number do I actually counter with” or the recruiter says no and you don't know what to do next, the module is targeted at those two specific gaps.

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