Negotiating +40% With No Other Job Offers In 2025 (From a Sr. Director In Tech)

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Hear what we learned from helping over 300 tech professionals negotiate total compensation packages with up to 40% increases on offers ranging from $150K to $2M+ per year at FAANG+, unicorn startups, and other tech companies from early career professional to C-suite executive. 🎁 Free Live Workshops on Salary Negotiation: https://linktr.ee/feelvaluedco Negotiating your salary in 2025 as a Software Engineer, Product Manager, tech professional, or executive at either big companies like Google, Meta, Apple, or high-growth startups isn't just about knowing your worth - it's about understanding the hidden strategies that recruiters and hiring managers use. I saw these from both sides of the table landing up to Sr. Director, VP, and CPO offers from big tech down to Series B startups. And you don’t need many competing offers to negotiate - if you know the right levers for leverage and the 5 steps and 4 pillars of a successful negotiation. Severance, Exercise Windows, Remote Work...all can become negotiable. Watch the full 2+ hour discussion on negotiation and job search with Aakash Gupta @growproduct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBrHS7kIVnY 🎯 FREE RESOURCES: 📚 FAANG L6+ Negotiation Guide: https://feelvalued.co/faang 🆓 Free Workshops: https://www.feelvalued.co/free-negotiation-workshops 💭 Salary Expectations Q Workshop: https://maven.com/p/bbc91d/how-to-answer-salary-questions-without-losing-leverage?utm_medium=ll_share_link&utm_source=instructor&utm_campaign=youtube 🚀 Startup Offer Workshop: https://maven.com/p/febfff/how-to-negotiate-startup-offers-lessons-from-300-offers?utm_medium=ll_share_link&utm_source=instructor&utm_campaign=youtube 🏢 Big Tech Negotiation Workshop: https://maven.com/p/61d247/how-to-negotiate-big-tech-offers?utm_medium=ll_share_link&utm_source=instructor&utm_campaign=youtube 🔥 LEVEL UP YOUR NEGOTIATION: 🤝 1:1 Expert Coaching with Annie and Colin: https://feelvalued.co/ — — — In this discussion with Aakash Gupta, I cover: → Why the market has changed since 5 years ago and how this affects your leverage → How to build internal leverage, even if you don't have other offers → Why you should never reveal your previous salary or expectations → How to handle tricky initial salary expectation questions from recruiters → The importance of a 30-60-90 day plan to demonstrate your value — — — 00:00 Quick Negotiation Tips Intro 0:34 Negotiation In This Market 0:48 Amazon Offers Now vs Before 01:39 Step 1: Before You Hit Apply 02:28 Step 2: Handle Salary Expectations Questions 03:20 Handling Recruiter Pressure on Compensation 04:47 The Recovery Method in Negotiations 05:58 Avoiding Salary Disclosure 05:23 Executive Recruiters' Different Advice 05:43 Handling Changing Role Scopes and Budgets 06:05 Building Leverage with the MERIT Framework 08:13 4: Selling Your Value with a 30-60-90 Plan 08:32 Offer Call 09:15 30-60-90 Day Plan Calls with Hiring Manager & Skip Leader 10:41 Building Internal Leverage for Better Offers 11:23 5: Your Counter Offer 11:56 4 Ingredients That Can Make or Break a Negotiation 12:43 Best Way To Negotiate For Title Increase 14:00 Negotiating for More Even When Topped Out 15:25 Go Beyond Your Hiring Manager 16:39 Tech Executive Negotiation Strategies 17:17 Considering Layoff Risks When Negotiating 19:54 The Importance of Negotiating 22:49 Negotiation Strategies and Scenarios 26:41 Advanced Negotiation Tactics for Executives 27:01 You Should Negotiate Severance Up Front 30:09 Change In Control & Equity Acceleration 33:19 Ethics of Reneging and Continuing the Job Search 35:18 Why Many Top Executives Quit In The First Week