Negotiation Coach
Catalyst PlusShares your interview session pool — 2 negotiations = 1 interview session. Requires Catalyst Plus (₹499/month).
Practice job-offer negotiations out loud against an AI employer with a confidential constraint sheet. Get a strategy brief first, a voice negotiation second, an honest scorecard after.
What Is This?
The Negotiation Coach is voice practice for the conversation most people wing: the offer. You describe your situation — a screening call, a verbal offer, a letter in hand — and the AI writes you a strategy brief you can edit (target number, walk-away, what to say first). Then you pick one of 9 scenarios and negotiate out loud against an AI employer who has a confidential constraint sheet: real limits you can't see, just like a real employer. After the session you get a two-tier scorecard — negotiation craft and how well you adapted to the person across the table — with tactic replays, the outcome math against what was actually possible, and your next drill.
How to Use
Describe your situation
Open the Negotiation Coach from the dock and fill the intake: your stage (screening, verbal offer, or written offer), geography, employer type, what's been communicated so far, and your priorities.
Review your strategy brief
The AI generates a brief: your target and walk-away numbers (editable), how your compensation breaks down, likely employer tactics, and opening lines. Adjust anything before you drill.
Pick a scenario and difficulty
9 scenarios: Base Salary, Joining Bonus, Work Mode, Notice Buyout, Equity, Competing Offer, the Screening Call (cold drill), Full Negotiation, and Resignation & Counter. Three difficulties: Collaborative, Standard, and Hardball. Sessions run 5 or 10 minutes.
Negotiate out loud
The AI employer opens. You speak, they respond. They're playing a persona with a confidential constraint sheet — real bands, budget ceilings, approval rounds you can discover through what you say. Two taps on End finish early.
Read your scorecard
Two tiers: craft (anchoring, trades, silence, information control — 5 dimensions) and adaptation (how well you read and adjusted to this employer — 2 dimensions). Plus a tactic replay of key moments with better scripts, the outcome math against what was actually possible, and your recommended next drill.
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What to Expect
- Brief generation takes 10-20 seconds; cached — revisiting the same situation costs nothing
- Voice sessions of 5 or 10 minutes against a persona with hidden constraints
- A two-tier scorecard with tactic replays, outcome math, and a next-drill recommendation
- Up to 10 briefs per day; sessions share your interview pool (2 = 1)
Good to Know
- This is practice, not legal or financial advice. Real offers involve real documents — read them, and get professional help when it matters.
- The AI employer doesn't know your real company's actual policies — the constraint sheet is realistic, not psychic.
Tips & Common Mistakes
Do one Full Negotiation at Standard before anything else. It teaches the arc every other scenario is a slice of.
Say actual numbers out loud. Practicing 'I'd want more' trains nothing; 'I was targeting 24 base' trains everything.
Try silence once. When they push back, count three seconds before you speak. Most concessions happen in that gap.
After a Hardball session, re-read the tactic replay — the tactics used on you are the ones to recognize in real life.
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