The Offer Negotiation feature helps you review a job offer and generate a professional counteroffer email. You can use this tool to better understand your offer, compare important offer details, and prepare a confident response to the employer or hiring manager.
This feature can help with negotiation areas such as compensation, benefits, vacation or paid time off, and work schedule flexibility.
What the Offer Negotiation Feature Does
The Offer Negotiation tool allows you to:
Review your job offer details in one place.
Upload or paste your offer letter.
Connect the offer to the resume and job you used during the application process.
Receive AI-powered negotiation recommendations.
Compare the original offer with suggested counteroffer language.
Generate a professional counteroffer email that you can review, edit, and send to the hiring manager or recruiter.
Step 1: Open the Offer Negotiation Section
From the left-side menu, click Offer Negotiation.
This will take you to the Offer Negotiation page, where you can view any existing offer negotiations you have already created.
On this page, you may see details such as:
Role Title
Company
Hiring Manager’s Name
Status
Date Created
To start a new negotiation, click Negotiate New Offer in the top-right corner.
Step 2: Add Your Offer Letter
After clicking Negotiate New Offer, you will be taken to the offer setup page.
You will have two options:
Paste Offer Letter
Use this option if you want to copy and paste the text from your offer letter directly into the platform.
Upload Offer Letter
Use this option if you have your offer letter saved as a file and want to upload it.
The offer letter may include details such as:
Company name
Job title
Salary or compensation
Benefits
Vacation or paid time off
Start date
Work schedule
Hiring manager or recruiter information
Make sure the offer letter information is clear and complete so the platform can generate more accurate negotiation suggestions.
Step 3: Select Your Resume
Under More Context, select the resume you used when applying for the position.
This helps the platform understand your background, skills, experience, and qualifications. The selected resume provides additional context so the negotiation suggestions can be more personalized and relevant to your profile.
If the wrong resume is selected, click Change Resume and choose the correct one.
Step 4: Select or Add the Job
Next, use the Select or Add New Job dropdown to choose the job related to the offer.
If the job already exists in your account, select it from the dropdown.
If the job is not listed, add the job details manually.
This step is important because the job description helps the platform understand the role, responsibilities, required skills, and level of the position. This can improve the quality of the negotiation insights and counteroffer recommendations.
Step 5: Generate the Offer Review
Once the offer letter, resume, and job details are added, click Negotiate New Offer.
The platform will review the offer and organize the negotiation opportunities into categories. These may include:
Vacation & Paid Time Off
This section reviews PTO, vacation days, sick leave, or other time-off details.
Compensation Details
This section may review salary, bonuses, commission, equity, or other compensation-related items.
Work Schedule & Arrangement
This section may review remote work, hybrid work, flexible hours, schedule expectations, or work-life balance.
Benefit Packages
This section may review health benefits, retirement plans, wellness benefits, professional development support, or other employer-provided benefits.
Each category may show the original offer details and a suggested counteroffer approach.
Step 6: Review the AI-Powered Negotiation Suggestions
After the offer is analyzed, the right side of the page will display negotiation insights.
For each category, you may see:
What the original offer includes
What the suggested counteroffer could request
Why the counteroffer may be reasonable
For example, if the offer includes unlimited PTO, the platform may suggest asking for a guaranteed minimum number of PTO days to make the benefit more specific and reliable.
You can expand or collapse each section to review the details more easily.
Step 7: Generate a Counteroffer Email
After reviewing the negotiation categories, click Generate Counter Offer Email.
A popup window will appear where you can select the categories you want to include in your counteroffer email.
You may choose one or multiple categories, such as:
Vacation & Paid Time Off
Compensation Details
Work Schedule
Benefit Packages
The platform will also show the hiring manager’s name if that information is available from your offer letter or job details.
Once the email is generated, you will see a professional draft that includes:
A subject line
A greeting
A polite thank-you message
A clear explanation of the negotiation request
A professional closing
Step 8: Review, Copy, or Regenerate the Email
Before sending the email, carefully review the generated message.
You can:
Edit the wording to match your personal style
Remove any details you do not want to include
Add specific numbers or requests
Copy the email and paste it into your email account
Regenerate the email if you want a different version
Use the Re-generate Email button if you want the platform to create a revised version of the email.
Best Practices Before Sending Your Counteroffer
Before sending your counteroffer email, make sure to:
Review the offer letter carefully.
Confirm that your resume and job details are correct.
Choose only the negotiation categories that are important to you.
Keep the tone professional, respectful, and appreciative.
Be specific about what you are requesting.
Avoid sending the email without reviewing it first.
The generated email is meant to support you, but you should always personalize it before sending it to an employer.
Why This Feature Is Useful
The Offer Negotiation feature helps students and job seekers feel more prepared when responding to a job offer. Instead of starting from a blank email, you receive structured guidance and a professional draft that you can customize.
This can help you:
Understand what parts of the offer may be negotiable.
Ask for improvements in a professional way.
Communicate clearly with the hiring manager or recruiter.
Save time when preparing your response.
Approach the negotiation process with more confidence.