How to Negotiate a Signing Bonus, Equity and Benefits - Ask the Employer to Make You Whole
The Walk-Away Number: Salary Negotiation From Strength by TJ Walker
Episode notes
One of the strongest salary negotiation arguments isn't "pay me more." It's "cover what I have to give up to join you."
In this episode of The Walk-Away Number, TJ Walker explains the make-whole negotiation strategy. Learn how to use a forfeited bonus, unvested equity, delayed vesting, start dates, guaranteed bonuses, compensation reviews, titles, and other real costs of changing employers as specific negotiation requests.
You'll also learn why one-time compensation can sometimes be easier for an employer to approve than permanent base salary increases, and why signing-bonus clawback terms deserve careful attention before you accept an offer.
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