Text & chat prompt

Salary negotiation prompt

This prompt gives the AI your offer, current pay, target and leverage, then asks whether the target is reasonable, for a polite, confident email requesting the higher number and for a short phone script. Negotiate only on real leverage.

Text & chat ChatGPT Gemini Claude AI prompts for your job search

The prompt

Act as a salary negotiation coach.

I received an offer for [JOB TITLE] at [COMPANY]: [OFFER, e.g. ₹12 LPA fixed + ₹1 LPA variable]. My current pay: [CURRENT PAY]. My target: [TARGET]. My leverage: [LEVERAGE, e.g. another offer, a niche skill, strong interview feedback].

1. Tell me whether my target is reasonable and why.
2. Write a polite, confident email asking for the higher number.
3. Write a short phone script, including replies to "this is our best offer" and "what's your expectation?"

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Pro tip: Never lie about another offer — negotiate on real leverage only.

How to use this prompt

Open ChatGPT and start a new chat.
Paste the prompt.
Replace each [BRACKETED] field with your real details and paste in your own text where asked.
Reply with follow-ups such as "make it shorter" or "make it sound more like me".