In many cases, when a candidate is recruited, they are being offered a new hire grant of equity awards and (possibly) subsequent “refresh” grants. Depending on the company, this can be a significant component of the employee’s total compensation and may be the most important piece to get the candidate to accept the offer. So, naturally, companies tend to include information about the equity awards in the offer letter provided to the candidate, together with information…
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