The scenario
In new-offer mode, the AI presents an offer with a base salary at the standard analyst scale, offset by a bonus range the bank frames as highly performance-dependent and therefore not something they'll commit to in writing.
You have to decide whether to push on the base itself or ask for more clarity on how the bonus actually gets determined, and hold that position once the bank counters that base salaries are standardized across the analyst class.
Internal-raise mode instead has you asking a group head for a base increase after a deal-heavy year, where the response leans on your bonus already reflecting that performance as a reason the base doesn't need to move.
What gets covered
New-offer mode covers negotiating a base salary against a bonus structure the bank frames as performance-dependent, including pushing for clarity on how that bonus actually gets determined.
Internal-raise mode covers building a case for a base increase after a demonstrably strong deal year, a different conversation than asking with no specific track record to point to, since it leans on measurable deal involvement rather than a general cost-of-living case.
Scoring
How scoring applies here
The penalty for an abrupt ending matters directly in this session, since a base-plus-bonus structure has more than one part to actually negotiate, and stopping once the base number lands leaves the bonus terms unaddressed. Closing deliberately, restating what was agreed on both the base and how the bonus actually gets determined, scores better than trailing off once the first figure gets answered.
Communication is scored alongside that closing behavior, checking whether the real priority, a higher guaranteed base or more bonus clarity, got stated clearly.
Frequently asked questions
Does the practice offer separate base salary from bonus, not treat them as one number?
Yes. New-offer mode frames them as distinct, closer to how banking compensation actually gets structured and discussed at most banks.
Can I practice building a case for a raise after a strong deal year?
Yes, through internal-raise mode, which is built for exactly this kind of track-record-based compensation conversation.
Will the AI accept whatever number I open with?
No. It responds the way a real staffer or group head would, with pushback and counterarguments, so holding a position takes genuine back-and-forth.
What happens if I settle the base but never address bonus clarity?
The session may end with that part of the structure unaddressed, and that costs points under the same scoring system used across every Intervieux interview.
Does the session distinguish base salary from year-end bonus as separate asks?
Yes. New-offer mode treats them as separate negotiating levers, since a bank reluctant to move on base pay may still have room to clarify bonus terms.
Can I practice a raise conversation without a specific deal to cite yet?
Internal-raise mode works best with a specific result to lean on, but running it regardless still builds the habit of holding a position under real pushback.
Related pages
Practice negotiating an investment banking offer
Work through a base-plus-bonus structure or a post-deal-year raise out loud, before that conversation happens with a real group head.