One thing I am very careful about now is to try to keep offer terms from being a surprise. If I know what to expect comp- and offer-wise earlier, then an explo

One thing I am very careful about now is to try to keep offer terms from being a surprise. If I know what to expect comp- and offer-wise earlier, then an exploding offer is just the culmination of the weeks of lead-up and thinking on it. But sometimes recruiters don't want to give you that until offer stage. Other times, it's not so hard to get.