Today’s post is a home truth about counter offers by Sharon Aires ⚖️
Sometimes staying with your current company is the right thing for you – but there is lots to consider before you make that decision! ????
So you have just been offered a permanent job, and are feeling extremely excited and happy with this new opportunity. You give in your notice to your current employer. You then are given the ‘Counter Offer’…
This is when your current employee offers you more money, maybe a promotion, a better work life balance, a new challenge… the list is endless. But, it is a sobering statistic that 80% of people who have accepted a counter offer will not be at their current employer in six months, and 93% will not be there in eighteen months’ time. This is because you will have subsequently realised why you were leaving in the first place and resigned again, or even worse still, been moved on by your current employer.
Being ‘bought back’ by your current employer is flattering and a good counter offer will address all the reasons why you wanted to leave in the first place, but they seldom do. Think of how you leaving will impact on your employer, they will have to replace you (which will be expensive), you may take business with you, and you leaving can have a knock-on effect to the rest of the team.
Changing jobs is always stressful and involves moving into a culture where you are unproven and often away from a comfortable environment where you have established friends and a good reputation. Securing a new job has taken time, effort and hard work from you. Don’t lose sight of why you were willing to commit that.
Todays NCW post comes from our very own Nicola Carrouche – an insightful and honest bit of advice for any job seeker!
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I am sure everyone seeking a new career is getting tons of sound advice this week – so here are my thoughts – when you are seeking a new role the potential employer is as much on interview as you are!
We match candidates to clients through 3 C’s. Use the same process when choosing your next employer: Competency, Company and Culture.
A wise man told me you should never take a job that you can ‘easily do’ – because no matter our age or ambition, we all still enjoy learning. What support and training is the company going to offer you? Is it structured and well thought out and is their trainer motivating and engaging. Is the training relevant to you?
Does the company have a good reputation as an employer – check their reviews on Glassdoor to see what other employees think.
Finally – how were you treated before, during and after your interview? Were you warmly welcomed by everyone you met? Was the interviewer on time? If on TEAMS, were you supported to relax before the questions began? Did they talk to you about their values and do you share them – could you see those values in the people who interviewed you? Did they give you time to ask your questions and did that ‘care’ extend to when the interview had completed and they walked you to the door?
Did you leave that interview feeling inspired and excited – if the answer is no – the interviewer was ‘unfortunately unsuccessful’ and you will use your talents somewhere else! Being happy in your job is so incredibly important, so look for these things in any company you visit.
Tomorrow’s post will delve deeper into the 3 C’s – helping you to match yourself to your next role! ©️