Before you reply
with yes.

What we cover

• The offer itself including base salary, benefits, and any other components
• How the offer compares to market rates for your role, level, and location
• Whether and how much room there may be to negotiate
• How to frame a counteroffer professionally without damaging the relationship
• What to say, how to say it, and what to avoid
• Non-salary components that may be negotiable such as start date, title, or remote flexibility

What is often movable

• Start date, which is the easiest thing to ask for and the one people forget
• Title, when the band allows it and the duties already match
• Remote or hybrid days, if the team already works that way
• A sign-on amount, when base pay is locked to a set range
• A review date, if you want the raise conversation on the calendar

And sometimes the answer is no room

Plenty of entry-level offers come out of a fixed range, especially when you already named a number during screening. If that is your situation I will tell you, and we will spend the session on the questions worth asking instead of a counter that will not land.