How Should I Tell The Hiring Manager/Recruiter I’m Accepting a Counter Offer?
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Understandably, you made a very hard decision and it’s hard to face the people that you feel your letting down. But you need to do it. Here’s how.
I Got a Counteroffer. Can I Ask The New Firm to Increase Their Offer?
I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. I’m a coach who helps people with their job
search interviewing hiring more effectively managing and leading career
development, executive coaching– there’s a whole host of things I help people with
professionally now I’ve received a question that it’s a tough one for
people to ask the full question is what should I say to a hiring manager the
recruiter I have a counteroffer I want to stay with my current employer so I
would start frankly with the hiring manager actually let me back up on
second I’m not going to attempt to persuade you to move on I have videos
about how organizations play on your heartstrings to stay you haven’t asked
me about that. If you want to you can look for my content along those lines.
You’ve asked me specifically about what to do because you decided this thing so
that’s what I’m gonna speak to. Here’s how you approach it. You call the
hiring manager first and I say that because the recruiter is going to get
into this argument with you. Why are they gonna do that? Because they’re watching
their fee go out the window.. Their financials are now impacted and
they’re upset they’re scared if you look at it from their standpoint let me be
conservative there’s a $20,000 fee involved bye-bye bye-bye it’s gone
because you’re gonna be staying where you are many fees are much larger than
that like I said it’s a conservative number you call the hiring manager first
and you leave a voicemail for them if you need to you talk to them preferably
and the conversation in voicemail and they start with that in voicemail you
say you know this is a very tough call for me to make
but I received a counteroffer from my current employer and I’ve decided this
I’m sorry that this is inconveniencing you. It was not my intention. I
really liked your opportunity but I never went into this with the idea that
I hated my current job I liked it a lot but the compensation wasn’t right and
they’ve exceeded yours and I’ve decided to stay where I am again I’m very sorry
for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, feel free to
contact me.” Provide your number. “I’m sorry.” and that’s how you say it. You
notice how awkward that was at the end you know with the I’m sorry now the
reason for calling them first again is the agency is gonna argue now they’re
going to get a phone call from the hiring manager and you can intercept them the
call, and contact the recruiter second.. And, in that conversation, they’re gonna
get on the phone blindsided perhaps by the fact that you’ve decided to stay
where you are you do it immediately after you get off the phone with the
hiring manager or the voicemail with the hiring manager and in calling a
recruiter they’re going to get on the phone, happy because you’re an applicant that
they placed. They love applicants that they place and you say to them, “hey, I
just want to let you know I just left a message for (whatever the name of the
manager is to let them know I’ve accepted a counteroffer I’m gonna be
staying where I am. I’m sorry. I didn’t go into this . . . and you say the same thing at
the end as you said to the hiring manager and they’ll be upset and they’ll
yell and you keep your voice flat like mine was there and you thank them for
all their help and if they get abusive he’d politely say I would prefer to
think of all conversations in a positive way
and I would hate to be in a situation where you start bullying me or
browbeating me and I have to go online and tell people about my experience that
they probably won’t but I have to head that off as a possibility
I’m Jeff Altman. I hope you found this helpful. My website is TheBigGameHunter.us
where I’ve got a ton there that you can watch, listen to or
read to help you find work more quickly
5 Things to Consider Before Accepting a Counteroffer
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. He is hired to provide No BS Career Advice globally. That can involve job search, hiring staff, management, leadership, career transition and advice about resolving workplace issues. Schedule a discovery call at my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us
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