Coaching practices for Great Job Offer but Shady Company

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• After grinding through this thing for weeks they finally put a solid offer in front of me, and instead of being glad I’m fuming that they didn’t just lead with it
• A salary conversation is coming and I freeze on the number
• My whole job search is just refreshing job boards and firing off applications into the void, competing with hundreds of strangers for whatever happens to be posted
• We’re both playing it so close to the chest that neither of us can find a better deal, but I’m scared that if I open up about what I actually want they’ll just use it against me
• The other side made an offer and my gut said "no way"

Practices that may help

1. Evaluate offers on their content, not on the timing of when they arrived
   A good offer that comes late in a negotiation is still a good offer — don’t discount it because of sunk cost.
   The Flinch and Reactive Devaluation, Made Practical
2. Use the door-in-the-face structure in salary and price negotiations
   In salary negotiation, opening high is partly a door-in-the-face move — your real ask lands against a high anchor.
   The Door-in-the-Face Technique, Made Practical
3. Build and work a target list of roles and organisations
   Replace passive job board browsing with active research into specific organisations you want to understand.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
4. Share information to unlock value
   Reveal interests (not your bottom line) so both sides can find the better deal.
   Win-Win Thinking: Expanding the Pie
5. Recognize reactive devaluation in yourself and your counterpart
   An offer you would accept from a neutral party may feel unacceptable simply because your adversary made it — know this bias by name.
   The Flinch and Reactive Devaluation, Made Practical
6. Request the conversation the right way
   A short, specific, no-pressure request gets far more responses than a vague networking ask.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
7. Listen for what isn’t in the job description
   Focus on the texture of day-to-day work, not the official narrative.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
8. Propose a post-settlement settlement to optimize an agreed deal
   After reaching a deal, offer to see if you can both do better — many agreements leave joint value on the table.
   ZOPA: The Zone of Possible Agreement
9. Make the first offer (when you’re informed)
   When you know the value range, anchor first — the opening number drags the deal toward it.
   Anchoring Bias in Negotiation and Judgment
10. Walk away cleanly when the deal falls below your reservation price
    Saying no to a bad deal — and meaning it — is the practice that gives all the others their teeth.
    BATNA: Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement

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