Practice your salary negotiation

A salary negotiation lasts a few minutes but shapes years of income. According to LinkedIn, 57% of professionals never negotiate their salary, most from a lack of practice, not arguments. Accepting the first offer or anchoring too low can cost you 10 to 30% of your pay over the course of a career.

The most expensive mistakes are always the same: countering with a timid number, breaking awkward silences by over-talking, and making concessions without asking for anything in return. The recruiter, on the other hand, is trained: they know their margins and let the candidate talk their own expectations down. Without preparation, you are clearly playing at a disadvantage.

A strong negotiation combines two levers. Tactical empathy: truly listening, mirroring the recruiter’s constraints, and asking calibrated questions (“how am I supposed to do that?”) that make them work with you. And anchoring: putting a high but evidence-backed number on the table first, holding the silence after stating it, and trading every concession for something in return (bonus, time off, remote work, a 6-month review).

Our AI salary negotiation simulator lets you practice all of this risk-free: you face a virtual recruiter level by level, you watch the offer climb toward your target with each strong reply, and you get live analysis from an AI coach. At the final level you can load your resume and a real offer to rehearse your exact conversation, no sign-up required.