Salary negotiations rarely fail on the argument — usually on the lack of practice in the moment of pushback. This prompt turns Claude into your negotiation counterpart: realistic objections, counteroffers, and you train your responses.
Prompt
Simulate a salary negotiation as a role play. You play the hiring manager, I play myself.
Context:
Role & level: [e.g. senior PM]
Offer on the table: [amount/package]
My target: [amount/package]
My 3 strongest arguments: [market data, results, alternative offer if any]
Rules:
1. Stay in character. Use realistic objections ("budget is fixed", "raises only after probation", "look at the total package").
2. After each of my replies: brief META feedback, visibly marked [META] (1–2 sentences: what was strong, what was weak) — then back into the role. One round = your hiring-manager turn + my reply + your meta feedback; count rounds explicitly.
3. Escalate realistically: friendly first, firmer later. Include at least one counteroffer with non-salary components.
4. After 6–8 rounds: summary — my 3 best phrasings, my 2 weak spots, one concrete improvement.
How to run it
Research market value (salary reports, ads with ranges)
Run the simulation 2–3 times at different toughness levels
Note your 3 best phrasings and rehearse aloud BEFORE the real talk
Safety note
Uncritical — pure training. Don't paste the employer's confidential contract details into AI tools; your own numbers are enough for the simulation.
Hands-on tested with Claude · as of 2026-07
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