Deal: 1/3
Goodwill: 4 of 4
Banked: $0
Best: --

Negotiation Duel

Three job offers land on the table. Pick your replies to grow each package, but push too hard and they walk away.

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Negotiation Duel

Three made-up job offers, each a little tougher: a friendly recruiter, a hiring manager with a tight budget, a busy boss with other candidates waiting. Pick your replies to grow the salary, signing bonus, vacation and learning budget, but keep an eye on their goodwill: push too hard and they walk away.

3 offers
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How to play

Pick a reply. Each turn, choose one of three or four replies. The other side answers and the package updates.
Hear the coach. After every move, a coach says whether it was strong, okay or weak, and why.
Mind the goodwill. Pushy moves, bluffs and ultimatums use up goodwill dots. At zero they walk away and that deal is worth $0.
Score. Your score is the total yearly value of the packages you sign: salary + bonus + learning budget + each vacation day at a day's pay.

Quick tips

Never say yes on the spot. Thank them, ask for the offer in writing and take a day or two. It's normal and expected.
Have a researched number. A specific figure based on what similar roles pay anchors the talk better than "whatever is fair".

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