Hiring & Interviews
Closing a strong candidate who's comparing offers
When to use
Use after a strong onsite when you know the candidate has competing offers. The sell phase is where many engineering orgs lose top talent.
Prompt Template
We want to extend an offer to {candidate_name} for {role}. They're also talking to {competitors}. Our strengths: {strengths}. Our weaknesses vs competitors: {weaknesses}. Their priorities seem to be: {priorities}.
Help me:
1. Craft a compelling offer narrative (not just comp numbers)
2. Identify which of their priorities we can uniquely address
3. Prepare for their likely objections
4. Design the 'sell call' agenda (who should be on it besides me?)
5. What to do if they want to negotiate beyond our band
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Output Format
Sell strategy + call agenda + objection handling matrix + negotiation boundaries
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