DECISION + NEGOTIATION
Understand the offer.
Then prepare for the conversation.
Your Decision Review shows you what looks strong, what needs weighing up and what still needs confirming. Decision + Negotiation helps you turn that into a plan for what to ask, what to say and what may be better left alone.
- Decision ReviewSee what looks strong and what needs confirming.↓
- Negotiation PlanFocus on the areas worth discussing.↓
- Email + QuestionsTurn the plan into editable wording and useful questions.↓
- Call PrepBring the conversation together in one place.
NEGOTIATION PLANNER
Know what is actually worth raising.
NJS looks at your offer, priorities, Decision Review and negotiation context to identify the areas worth discussing.
YOUR NEGOTIATION PLAN
Focus on what would actually improve the decision.
Three areas are worth addressing before this decision feels settled.
- What you want
- Two office days a week where the role allows it.
- What the evidence supports
- Flexibility is one of your priorities and the offer does not confirm the long-term pattern.
- What NJS suggests
- NEGOTIATE Make one clear, practical request.
- What you could say
- “Would there be any flexibility to limit office attendance to two days a week?”
LEAVE ALONE
Sometimes the best advice is not to push.
If part of the offer already looks strong, matches what you asked for or has already been improved, NJS can suggest leaving it alone rather than negotiating for the sake of it.
PERSONALISED NEGOTIATION EMAIL
Turn your plan into words you can actually send.
Build an editable email around the parts of the offer you want to discuss, using the context already captured in your Decision Review and negotiation plan.
READY TO EDIT
Your negotiation email.
Review the wording, make it sound like you, then copy it when you are ready.
Hi Sam,
Thanks again for the offer. I'm genuinely excited about the opportunity.
I'd like to discuss the working pattern and expected week before I respond.
RECRUITER QUESTION PACK
Questions worth asking
- 01How fixed is the office requirement?Listen for the expected attendance and whether it will be written down.
- 02How is bonus performance measured?Listen for the target, conditions and payment timing.
- 03When would salary next be reviewed?Ask what would support that conversation without assuming a review exists.
Unanswered parts of the review become practical questions.
NJS helps draft the message. You decide what to edit, copy and send. NJS does not contact the employer for you.
OFFER CALL PREP
Go into the conversation knowing what you want to cover.
Bring your negotiation areas, suggested wording, questions and pushback guidance together in one place before the call.
- What we'd suggest discussing
- What to say
- Questions worth asking
- If they push back
- What I'd leave alone
Save / Print Call Prep creates a designed PDF or opens your browser's print view.
This is preparation, not a prediction of the employer's response.OFFER CALL PREP
Go into the conversation knowing what you want to cover.
Senior Product Designer · Northstar
There are a small number of things worth discussing before you decide.
“There are a couple of important points I'd like to talk through before I make my decision.”
How often does the role run beyond the typical week?
Explore a relevant alternative, then decide what the answer means for you.
Medical cover and annual leave already work well for you.
ANOTHER OFFER COMES IN?
Add it to the decision.
Decision + Negotiation includes one additional full offer comparison that can be used within 90 days of activation.
- One additional full offer
- A complete comparison alongside the original Decision Review
- A 90-day usage window
- Lightweight competing-offer context does not consume it
IS IT FOR YOU?
Choose it when understanding the offer is not quite enough.
Decision + Negotiation is for the moments when you want the complete review and practical help preparing for the next conversation.
You like the offer, but one or two things need improving.
The salary is not quite where you hoped.
You need clarity on flexibility or working arrangements.
The employer has already improved the offer and you want to respond carefully.
Another genuine offer has come in.
FULL DECISION
Understand the whole opportunity.
Best if you want to understand the money, career and life trade-offs before deciding.
DECISION + NEGOTIATION
Understand it, then prepare.
Best if you want the complete review plus help preparing what to ask and say.
QUESTIONS
Decision + Negotiation, clearly explained.
START WITH YOUR OFFER
Understand the offer.
Prepare for the conversation.
Start with your offer and build your personalised preview before deciding whether you need the negotiation tools.