Of course, your candidate wants an offer. Otherwise, why bother with the whole interview process? What you really need to know is how badly. There’s a way to find out.
You’ve put in time looking and interviewing and found the one you want. Now is not the time to lose your candidate because you didn’t handle the offer quite right.
Unrealistic expectations lead to frustration. One of the most unrealistic expectations is that a job offer will be better in every way than what you have now. What’s wrong with that thinking?
May/June grads can be a challenge to interview and hire. The more options they have, the more delay and distraction for you. Leveraging a tactical offer can bring things back under your control.
Interviewing BV candidates is hard enough. Making an offer is the hardest because it means showing your cards. Before you do, wouldn’t knowing your candidate’s cards be good?
Imagine a first date who prefers to sit back, trying to figure out how to ‘win’ with you. Don’t you want someone to be themselves and just talk to you? So does the employer who invites you in [...]
You made an offer, and your candidate gave you a date for a decision. You’ve already agreed to one delay. Now the candidate wants another week to give you that answer. What do you do?