Career guides
2 min

How To Start Managing Counter-Offers

So the time has come! It is time to move on to that new opportunity and your existing business counter-offers! But how do you start managing counter-offers?

There are numerous reasons not to accept a counteroffer (you can Google them!)

  • You’d have asked your boss for a raise if you felt underpaid.
  • Replacing an employee can be expensive.
  • They have not got time to recruit your replacement right now.
  • They want to have you cover while they hunt for your replacement.
  • They want you to finish the project you are working on.
  • They don’t have the time to train someone new at the moment.
  • Losing staff might reflect badly on your employer.

etc…

 But in my opinion, it goes deeper than that!

Over the years of advising the C-Suite in the South-West region, I have often discussed how individuals feel they are perceived in their market and wish to be perceived. Firstly, I make them fully aware that they are themselves a “Brand.” LinkedIn profiles often can tell a lot about an individual, and it is important to ensure it is the right time to look for a new position before exploring greener grass!

View Vacancies

Consider this when managing counter-offers:

  • Have you completed all the assignments/projects for the business you currently work for?
  • Will you leave a business stranded halfway through delivering something you are responsible for?
  • Have you had that frank conversation with management about how you feel?
  • Have you explored every avenue and exhausted all communications regarding your current role / future progression?

It is worth noting that counter-offers will always exist in some form, and I have seen many monetary and emotionally charged counter-offers last a lifetime.

“I wasn’t expecting them to come back with ……….”

Why not?

As the business world gets smaller, always remember your name and reputation will carry in your industry. Leave on a good note, engage with your new opportunity for the right reasons at the right time and with the full and absolute intention of leaving.

If you wake up with a horse head in your bed, move it to one side and write that resignation letter confidently, keeping your “brand” intact.

Written by Chad Edgecombe | 07701 015052

Follow Chad on LinkedIn

Peaple talent insights meetup

Get articles like
this via email

  • Join 2,800 others
  • Never miss an insight

By ticking the box below, you give Peaple Talent Ltd permission to use your details for future contact as detailed in our privacy policy.

Saved Jobs (0)

Submit a Vacancy

Please attach your job description to the form below. Our team will be in contact with you to discuss your requirements shortly.

    By ticking the box below, you give Peaple Talent Ltd permission to use your details for future contact as detailed in our privacy policy

    Register a CV

    Please upload your CV using the form below. Our team will be in contact once we have reviewed your details.

      By ticking the box below, you give Peaple Talent Ltd permission to use your details for future contact as detailed in our privacy policy

      Join us. Submit your CV

      Please upload your CV using the form below. Our team will be in contact once we have reviewed your details.

        By ticking the box below, you give Peaple Talent Ltd permission to use your details for future contact as detailed in our privacy policy

        Request a Callback

        Complete the callback fields below and our team will be in contact with you to discuss your hiring requirements.

          By ticking the box below, you give Peaple Talent Ltd permission to use your details for future contact as detailed in our privacy policy