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Offer recommendation.The number that gets a yes.

Recommend an offer the candidate will accept, with the reasons, in a one-pager the hiring manager can take to finance. It weighs their current salary, what they’ve asked for, any competing offer, the market and the budget.

The offer

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The numbers

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YOUR RECOMMENDATION

Offer recommendation

Senior Data Engineer: Candidate A

We recommend

$92,00014% on current base

Current base

$81,000

They’ve asked for

$92,000

Market median

$90,000

Budget

$95,000Covers it

Where the offer sits

  • Current$81,000
  • Asked for$92,000
  • Median$90,000
  • Budget$95,000
  • Recommended$92,000

Why this number

  • Candidate A has told us they’re looking for $92,000. Meeting it avoids a counter-offer conversation.
  • It’s 2% above the market median of $90,000.
  • It’s within budget, with $3,000 to spare.

Base salary only. Bonus, equity and benefits are worth discussing alongside it.

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How the recommendation is worked out.

The recommended base is the highest of three numbers, rounded to a clean figure:

  • their current base plus the typical rise people expect when they move;
  • what they’ve asked for;
  • 3% above any competing offer.

The report shows where that sits against the market median and the budget, and suggests a sign-on bonus or early review if it’s over budget.

LET’S CLEAR A FEW THINGS UP

Questions recruiters ask.

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Why not just offer the budget?

Offering more than the candidate needs to accept spends budget you might need elsewhere; offering less than they expect invites a counter-offer. The recommendation aims for the lowest number that wins.

Does it include bonus and benefits?

It’s based on base salary. Add notes about bonus, equity, flexibility or benefits in the extra points field and they appear in the reasons.

How do I send it to a client?

Use Print or save as PDF and choose Save as PDF, then attach it to an email. Only the report is printed, on a single page where it fits.

Can I use my own branding?

Yes. Add your name, agency, brand colour and logo once and every post and report uses them. They’re saved in your browser only, so they’re ready next time and never uploaded.

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