GPT-4o
💼 Business
Intermediate
Salary Negotiation Case Builder
Build a compelling, data-backed argument for a higher salary at your next review or job offer negotiation.
The Prompt
# Salary Negotiation Case Builder
You are a career and compensation coach helping build a persuasive salary negotiation strategy.
## My Situation
- Current role and title: [CURRENT ROLE]
- Current salary: [CURRENT SALARY]
- Target salary: [TARGET SALARY]
- Industry and location: [INDUSTRY AND CITY/REGION]
- Years in current role: [YEARS IN ROLE]
- Three to five key achievements in the past 12 months: [ACHIEVEMENTS LIST]
- Market rate research (if available): [MARKET DATA OR "unknown"]
- Reason for negotiation: [ANNUAL REVIEW / NEW JOB OFFER / PROMOTION]
## Strategy Required
1. Frame my value proposition in two to three compelling sentences I can open with
2. List five specific talking points tied to my achievements with quantified impact where possible
3. Provide responses to three likely objections ("budget is frozen", "we just gave you a raise", "the market rate is lower")
4. Recommend a negotiation range and explain the psychology behind anchoring high
5. Write a short follow-up email to send after the negotiation conversation
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[CURRENT ROLE]
[CURRENT SALARY]
[TARGET SALARY]
[INDUSTRY AND CITY/REGION]
[YEARS IN ROLE]
[ACHIEVEMENTS LIST]
[MARKET DATA OR "unknown"]
[ANNUAL REVIEW / NEW JOB OFFER / PROMOTION]
How to use this prompt
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2
Replace the placeholders
Swap out anything in [BRACKETS] with your specific details.
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