The Art of Crafting an Offer

Put it in writing.
Help your and the hiring managers cause.
 
When you are in the interviewing process and started
the conversations around potential offer packages and you are constructing your “asks”, you will be best served by putting the reasons for you asks in writing and sharing them with the hiring manager.
 
There are usually more than one stakeholder in the
crafting of an offer. Comp committees, executive boards, and human resources.
 
A higher base? – explain where you are now, when your
last merit review took place.
 
A sign-on? – what bonus dollars are you leaving on
the table, how much further is your commute, do you have to purchase a vehicle because you are turning in a corporate car?
 
Early merit review? – the company is not able to meet
your base salary expectations, give them a chance to see you perform and they then have data to provide you with the comp you wanted to start the role in.
 
These are examples of providing an evidence-based
“ask” to the hiring manager, and then allowing that hiring manager to
pass a well-constructed request rather than having them potentially and unintentionally not make the case as well for you.
 
This technique, assuming you are thoughtful, it is
well written, and provides evidence in real numbers, budgets, and actual costs (post tax by the way) will work well on your behalf.