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How to Use an Internal Transfer to Secure a Retention Bonus
Episode 47 of The Internal Move Podcast explores a rarely discussed tactic: negotiating a retention bonus as part of an internal transfer. Lucas and Luna break down a real case from a Fortune 500 financial services firm where a senior analyst used her pending external offer to secure a $25,000 retention bonus tied to staying with the company for 12 months post-transfer. They cover the psychology of why companies offer retention bonuses internally but rarely advertise them, the specific framing that works in the conversation ('I'm excited to stay, but I need to be compensated for the…
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