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Job Offer Comparison Template

Compare job offers: base, bonus, equity with total compensation formula, benefits, growth, risks, weighted scoring

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使用方法: Use when you hold two or more job offers. Copy figures from the written offers and set the weights before scoring. The main pitfall is valuing private-company equity at face value.

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Job Offer Comparison: [Offer A] vs [Offer B] vs [Offer C]

Side-by-side comparison of job offers covering pay, equity, benefits, location, growth, team and risks, with weighted scoring and decision notes. Based on common career-planning practice. This is a personal decision aid, not financial or tax advice; confirm figures with the written offers and a qualified adviser.

FieldOffer AOffer BOffer C
Company[Company][Company][Company]
Role and level[Senior Engineer, L5][Title, level][Title, level]
Offer dateYYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MM-DD
Response deadlineYYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MM-DDYYYY-MM-DD

1. Compensation

Use the same currency and a yearly view for every offer. Annualise equity by dividing the grant value by the vesting years.

TCyear=Base+Bonustarget+Equity grant valueVesting years+Sign-onYears you expect to stay\text{TC}_{\text{year}} = \text{Base} + \text{Bonus}_{\text{target}} + \frac{\text{Equity grant value}}{\text{Vesting years}} + \frac{\text{Sign-on}}{\text{Years you expect to stay}}
ItemOffer AOffer BOffer C
Base salary[amount][amount][amount]
Target bonus (% and amount)[10%, amount][%][%]
Equity type[RSUs / options / none][type][type]
Equity grant value[amount][amount][amount]
Vesting schedule and cliff[4 years, 1-year cliff][schedule][schedule]
Sign-on bonus (clawback?)[amount, 12-month clawback][amount][amount]
Yearly total compensation[TC][TC][TC]
Example: Yearly TC150,000 + 15,000 + 160,000/4 + 20,000/2 = 215,000170,000 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 170,000135,000 + 10,000 + 80,000/4 = 165,000

For stock options, use a cautious value per share (for example the last preferred price discounted by 50% or more) minus the strike price.

2. Benefits, location and work

FactorOffer AOffer BOffer C
Retirement match[%][%][%]
Health and insurance[Coverage][Coverage][Coverage]
Paid leave[days][days][days]
Learning budget[amount][amount][amount]
Location and work mode[Hybrid, 3 days][Remote][On-site]
Commute (time per day)[minutes][minutes][minutes]
Growth and promotion path[Notes][Notes][Notes]
Team and manager[Impression][Impression][Impression]
Risks[Funding runway, layoffs, reorg][Risks][Risks]

3. Weighted scoring

Score each factor from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). Weights add up to 100. The weighted score is S=∑iwisi/100S = \sum_i w_i s_i / 100, on a 1 to 5 scale.

FactorWeightA scoreB scoreC score
Compensation[30][4][3][3]
Growth and learning[25][3][5][4]
Team and manager[20][4][4][3]
Work mode and location[15][3][5][2]
Stability and risk[10][4][2][5]
Weighted score100[3.6][3.9][3.3]

4. Decision notes

  • Gut feeling after scoring: [Which offer feels right, and does it match the scores? If not, which factor is missing from the table?]
  • Negotiation points: [Ask Offer B for a sign-on bonus to close the gap.]
  • Open questions for each company: [Question, who to ask, by when.]
  • Decision: [Offer chosen] on YYYY-MM-DD because [reason].
  • Declined offers answered politely on YYYY-MM-DD.

Standard and licence note

Based on common career-planning practice for comparing job offers. Original text written for this collection; example figures are fictional. Not financial, tax or legal advice. Template licence: MIT.

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