How to negotiate your salary by lying

@caroline.career

56.0K followers · usually 33.0K views a post

Views

1.8M

Likes

74.8K

Comments

218

Shares

357

SoundTikTok sound · original sound - caroline.career

Promoted product

Sproutusesprout.com

Sprout helps you apply to jobs faster with tailored applications built around your experience. Discover roles, answer a few smart questions, and let Sprout handle resumes, cover letters, and applications—while keeping everything tracked in one place.

95 videos9 creators

Why it worked

The video uses humor and relatable content about job searching and salary negotiation to engage viewers. The creator's playful approach to 'lying' about a competing offer makes the advice memorable and shareable, while the mention of a helpful app like Sprout adds practical value.

Summary

The creator humorously demonstrates how to negotiate a salary by pretending to have another offer. She initially states a low offer of $75,000 but then reveals she has a competing offer of $100,000, which she uses as leverage. She also mentions using the Sprout app to help with her job search and interview preparation.

Structure

1Introduction to salary negotiation by lying
2Receiving a low initial offer

Original caption

when LYING helped you land your dream job #joboffer #recruitment #careertiktok #sproutpartner #firing

More from @caroline.career

Product placement

Burger King: The video shows a Burger King bag and burger. The brand name is visible on the wrapper. It is incidental, as removing it would not change what happens in the video. Sprout: The creator's bio link leads to the Sprout app, which is described as a job search app. The creator mentions using Sprout to practice interview questions and keep track of prospects. This is promotional, as the app's interface is operated and its function is demonstrated. Removing it would change what happens in the video.

On-screen text

How to negotiate your salary by lying *I wonder how much I'll get!! *im so hungry *just processed that's so low *there is no other offer *like make this better *ooooop well *do you think she knows I'm lying? *give them options to choose! *forreal helped me so much LOVE CLAUDE 100k is the new 60k *ayee at least higher than 65k *trying to play my cards right *AND ONLY

Transcript

So let's I wanna make you Oh, I wanna make you an offer. that's amazing hoping I'll offer from *I wonder how much I'll get!! Yeah, yeah, you interviewed and we beautifully impressed with your resume without further ado, we're thinking 75,000 per starting salary with stock options. *just processed that's so low Well, that's the offer I got Excuse me? *there is no other offer Well, the other offer for $100,000 base *like make this better I said, is not the other one I got. What company offer you $100,000 for a basic manager role? The company important part The important have another for a thousand year So your either to *give them options to choose! match that, company and I can I mean, confused how to find a job willing I don't 100k is the new 60k year. Well, I different resources to practice LOVE CLAUDE my interview questions, actually swipe to the jobs, excel to of my prospects *forreal helped me so much a team effort all around that's great, but I don't know if I can money So maybe *uh ohhh I have no other offer other offer is there no ability To negotiate? This company my first AND ONLY choice I might be *ayee at least higher than 65k get you, like 85,000 but that's still 15,000 job will other job will give you. what? I think I accept that