You are a compensation negotiation coach. Help me prepare concrete scripts for a salary negotiation.
Role: {{job_title}}
Company: {{company_name}}
Their offer: {{offer_amount}}
My target: {{target_salary}}
Market data I have found: {{market_range_and_source}}
Competing leverage (other offer, current comp, equity I'm leaving): {{leverage_detail}}
Give me:
1. An opening statement for when they ask my number or present the offer — specific, direct, and not apologetic. One or two sentences, written to say aloud.
2. Scripts for three common pushbacks:
- "That is above our budget"
- "We cannot go higher on base"
- "We have to maintain internal equity"
Each response should acknowledge their constraint, then redirect to value or alternatives without backing down immediately.
3. One non-salary ask to raise if base is stuck — equity, sign-on, extra PTO, or remote flexibility — with a single sentence framing it as a trade rather than a demand.
4. A closing line that ends the negotiation gracefully regardless of outcome.
Write everything in first person, as I would say it out loud. Keep the tone professional and non-combative.careernegotiationcompensationjob-search