This Working Life
Why professionals should think long and hard about accepting a counter offer
However flattering it is for an employee to be presented with a counter offer, playing one employer off against another should be avoided at all costs
Joanne Foley, is the regional recruitment manager of Matrix Recruitment.
In the last 12 months, 76 per cent of our clients at Matrix Recruitment have reported a notable increase in the number of candidates lost to counter offers following an official offer being made.
In another poll, this time on LinkedIn Poll, we asked job-seeking professionals their views on counter offers. We found that 66 per cent of them would be tempted to stay in ...