Prompt · Hiring

Counteroffer Playbook

Diagnoses a candidate's counter and gives you options plus a word-for-word call script.

Have ready: Describe the candidate's counter

Fill in · 3 fields

role titledescribe what they asked for and whyamount

Your prompt

A finalist for [role title] just countered. Here's the situation: [describe what they asked for and why].

Our band max is [amount]; their ask is [amount].

Give me:
1. Your read: is this really about money, or is it leverage / uncertainty about the role?
2. Three options, meet it, split the difference with a lever (sign-on, equity, title, start date), or hold firm, with honest pros and cons of each
3. A word-for-word script for the call, including how to hold firm warmly if we can't move
4. What NOT to say under any circumstances

Tone: candid advisor, not HR boilerplate.

Paste it into Muse or any assistant. Blank fields stay as [brackets].

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