RecruitLingo

Help me build the internal case for an offer above our band for a {{Job Title}} candidate. THE BAND: {{range and level}} WHAT THEY WANT: {{their number, and what they've said about it}} WHY THEY'RE WORTH IT: {{specific evidence from the process — what they can do that the rest of the pipeline can't}} THE REST OF THE PIPELINE: {{honestly — is there a viable alternative, and how far behind is it}} WHAT THE ROLE HAS COST US SO FAR: {{weeks open, agency fees, work not getting done}} WHO APPROVES THIS: {{comp partner, finance, the exec team}} WHAT PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE TEAM EARN: {{if you know}} Write a case that: 1. Leads with the cost of not hiring, quantified where honest and flagged where it isn't. 2. States the evidence for this specific person, drawn from the process rather than from enthusiasm. 3. Meets the internal-equity objection head-on rather than hoping it doesn't come up — including what we'd do if this hire's number gets out. 4. Offers the alternatives to a base increase: sign-on, extra equity, an early review, a level change — with what each costs and what it signals. 5. Says plainly what we do if it's declined. Then tell me the strongest argument against my own case, and whether I should be making it at all.