Counter-Offer Script Builder

Build your counter-offer script

Enter your target role + current offer + your target. We build a fill-in-the-blanks negotiation script backed by benchmark language.

Your counter-offer script

Copy, edit, send. It works better in a call than an email - use email as follow-up confirmation.

How to counter-offer in Nigeria (without burning the offer)

Counter-offers are expected in most senior Nigerian offer conversations. Recruiters build 5-15% headroom into the first number. The mistake most candidates make is negotiating over email with a specific counter number - what works is asking for a call, expressing gratitude, anchoring on market data, and asking them to close the gap.

This tool generates a script based on your leverage (strong = competing offer, medium = actively interviewing, weak = only offer). Match your tone to your reality - overplaying "strong" without a real competing offer usually gets called out.