How to compare job offers

Table of contents

• What this guide helps you do
• Action plan
• Common mistakes
• Next step

What this guide helps you do

Look beyond base salary and compare the full decision.

Action plan

1. Normalize compensation

Compare base, bonus, equity, benefits, and location costs.

2. Assess scope

Review manager, team, level, growth, and expectations.

3. Identify risks

Consider stability, commute, immigration, remote rules, and workload.

4. Prepare negotiation

Use evidence and priorities to make clear asks.

Common mistakes

• Treating a resume, tracker, CRM, and interview notes as separate systems.
• Letting automation act when confidence, consent, or required answers are unclear.
• Optimizing for volume without tracking outcomes and evidence quality.

Internal links

• offer negotiation
• salary negotiation
• salaries

Next step

Create a workspace, save one target role, and turn this guide into a repeatable checklist you can review weekly.