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Preparing a Salary Negotiation in Germany
A fillable 24-page workbook with a salary calculator in Excel: you back up your band from three sources, set minimum, target and anchor, phrase three pieces of evidence with a number each, practise the five-step script and have an answer to eight objections before they land.
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Where you are
What's holding you up
You walk in without a number you can back up, explain your need instead of your contribution, and fold at the first objection.
For you if an offer is on the table or your annual review is coming up in Germany and this time you want to go in with a number you can justify.
The build
How you work through it.
Not a loose pile of pages to skim. The order is built on purpose, each part sits on the one before it, and you end up with a finished result instead of a list of good advice.
Back up your number
Six sources for your salary band, you take three. From those, minimum, target and anchor, and the whole package instead of just base pay, with the salary calculator in Excel.
Evidence instead of need
Three contributions with a number each on the evidence sheet, the right timing for both cases, and your answer to the salary question in the first interview.
Run the conversation
The five-step script written out word for word, eight objections with answers, and the trade list for when base pay will not move.
Lock it in writing
The counter-offer by email in full wording, the agreement with date and conditions, and the follow-up plan in case it is a no.
What is inside
Negotiating Salary in Germany
18 €- Minimum, target and anchor, backed up from three sources
- Evidence sheet: three contributions with a number each
- Five-step script plus eight objections with answers
- Salary calculator in Excel: package, number card, trade list
One-off, no subscriptionInstant downloadInvoice incl. 19% VAT
A look inside
Real pages, not mockups.
Three pages from the guide, exactly as they reach you after the purchase.
The download
One purchase, two languages, three ways to work.
Both versions
The download holds two folders, one English, one German. You pay once and decide yourself which language you work in.
Real form fields
You type straight into the PDF on your computer and save as you go. Printing works too, it just is not necessary.
Worksheets included
If you would rather write in Word, use the worksheets that come with it; the calculations sit in the Excel file.
What the price is measured against
A single well-run salary negotiation works for years, because every later raise builds on that number.
Who is behind it
Written from the hiring manager's side.
I am Nick, over 7 years in HR teams from start-up to corporate, most recently as Head of People. Everything in this guide is something I have used, asked or decided myself.
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What buyers want to know first.
Are there at least salary tables for my industry in it?
No, and deliberately so. Market figures from a guide are worthless in the room because the person opposite does not know them and will not accept them. Instead the workbook shows you six sources from which you back up your band yourself. A number with a source beats any table.
Is this in English or in German?
Both. The download holds two folders, one with the English and one with the German version. You pay once and decide yourself which language you work in, which helps when a German employer asks for documents in German.
Do I have to print this out?
No. The PDF has real form fields, you type straight into it on your computer and save as you go. If you prefer Word, use the worksheets that come with it. Printing works too, it is just not necessary.
How does buying work, and is it safe?
Payment runs through Stripe, the same payment provider Amazon and Zalando use. I never see your card details. Right after payment you get the download link on the confirmation page and by email, plus an invoice showing German VAT. Checkout, download and confirmation email are all in English.
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Negotiating Salary in Germany
Your number, your evidence, your script: for a new employer's offer and for your annual review in Germany, with a salary calculator in Excel.
One-off, incl. 19% German VAT.English and German version in the same downloadRight of withdrawal