compare-offers

name	compare-offers
description	Compares multiple active offer-stage applications with side-by-side compensation, role fit, scenario-specific risk, and trajectory alignment. Produces an honest ranking and prompts negotiation handoff.
triggers	["compare offers","compare job offers","which offer should i take","side by side offer comparison","/career-navigator:compare-offers"]

Run compare-offers to produce an OfferComparisonReport across all active offer-stage applications in the tracker, using persisted OfferContext files when available (from evaluate-offer).

Workflow

Directory sharing (host integration)

If the host UI asks you for a directory to share with an agent during this skill's run, share only your {user_dir} job-search folder (the one containing CareerNavigator/).

This skill reads:

• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/profile.md
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/ExperienceLibrary.json
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/tracker.json
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/offer-context-{application_id}.json (if present)

Do not share the whole workspace or unrelated folders.

1. Confirm required data exists

Read:

• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/profile.md
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/ExperienceLibrary.json
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/tracker.json

If missing, output:

Compare-offers skipped: run /career-navigator:launch to initialize CareerNavigator/.

2. Load all offer-stage applications

From {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/tracker.json, select applications where:

• status is "offer"

If none exist, output:

No active offers found in your tracker. Log an offer first via /career-navigator:track-application.

3. Load OfferContext per application; evaluate inline if missing

For each offer application:

• set offer_context_path = {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/offer-context-{application_id}.json
• if it exists: load it
• if it does not exist: run the evaluation logic inline:
  • use honest-advisor + market-researcher to produce OfferEvaluationReport
  • then persist the OfferContext JSON to the expected path

If inline evaluation cannot be performed due to missing details, ask the user for the minimum missing offer basics and proceed with partial comparisons.

4. Trajectory alignment integration

If {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/career-trajectory.md exists:

• read and extract the career_trajectory_v1 JSON block
• use near-term trajectory roles (0–18 months) to label each offer's trajectory alignment as: high|medium|low

If missing:

• trajectory alignment becomes unknown and is explicitly labeled as such.

5. Produce OfferComparisonReport

Using all loaded OfferContext objects, synthesize:

• Side-by-side compensation table (base/bonus/equity/sign-on/total, plus benchmark gap)
• Role fit matrix (trajectory alignment, utilization analysis, seniority match, profile targeting)
• Risk comparison (scenario-specific risks; deadline pressure affects evaluation order)
• Trajectory alignment section (tie back to career_trajectory_v1 if present)
• Honest recommendation ranking:
  • If one is clearly superior: rank it #1 and explain why
  • If genuinely close: identify the top 1–2 tiebreakers and let the user decide

6. Prompt negotiation handoff

If the preferred offer is below market or negotiable:

Run /career-navigator:negotiate to draft a send-ready counter/ask.

If negotiation is likely unnecessary:

Run /career-navigator:negotiate only if you want polish on wording or timing.

7. Present result

Present the report in chat.