salary-negotiation-prep

1# Salary Negotiation Prep
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3## When to Use This Skill
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5Use this skill when the user wants to:
6- Negotiate a job offer or salary
7- Research market rates for their role
8- Create a counter-offer strategy
9- Understand total compensation packages
10- Mentions: "salary negotiation", "negotiate offer", "counter offer", "compensation", "how much should I ask for"
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12## Core Capabilities
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14- Research and validate market compensation
15- Build negotiation strategy and scripts
16- Calculate total compensation (not just base salary)
17- Prepare counter-offer responses
18- Identify negotiation leverage points
19- Navigate difficult salary conversations
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21## The Negotiation Mindset
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23**Key Principles:**
241. Negotiation is expected - companies budget for it
252. 84% of employers expect candidates to negotiate
263. Not negotiating leaves $500K-$1M on the table over a career
274. The goal is win-win, not adversarial
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29**What You're Really Negotiating:**
30- Base salary
31- Signing bonus
32- Annual bonus/commission
33- Equity (stock options, RSUs)
34- Benefits (401k match, insurance)
35- Perks (vacation, remote work, professional development)
36- Start date
37- Title
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39## Research Phase
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41### Step 1: Determine Market Rate
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43**Sources to Check:**
44- Levels.fyi (best for tech)
45- Glassdoor (general, take with grain of salt)
46- LinkedIn Salary
47- Blind (anonymous reports)
48- PayScale
49- Salary.com
50- H1B salary data (publicly available)
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52**Build a Range:**
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54Low (25th percentile): $XXX,XXX
55Target (50th percentile): $XXX,XXX
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