• About Us
    • Our Staff
    • Testimonials
  • Your Practice
    • Our Search Process
    • Hiring Tips
      • Fighting The Counter-Offer Battle
      • Candidates Think the Way You Hire Is the Way You Manage
      • Retention Starts the Day You Hire
      • Employers Are From Venus
    • BV Candidate Assessment
    • Business of Valuation Newsletter
  • Your Career
    • Career Opportunities
    • Career Strategies
    • Resume Tips
    • Your BV Career Newsletter
    • Quik Bites Videos
  • Contact Us
    BV Staffing + Consulting BV Staffing + Consulting BV Staffing + Consulting
    • About Us
      • Our Staff
      • Testimonials
    • Your Practice
      • Our Search Process
      • Hiring Tips
        • Fighting The Counter-Offer Battle
        • Candidates Think the Way You Hire Is the Way You Manage
        • Retention Starts the Day You Hire
        • Employers Are From Venus
      • BV Candidate Assessment
      • Business of Valuation Newsletter
    • Your Career
      • Career Opportunities
      • Career Strategies
      • Resume Tips
      • Your BV Career Newsletter
      • Quik Bites Videos
    • Contact Us

    Go Ahead, Take the Offer

    Home » Go Ahead, Take the Offer
    TAGS:
    interview, interviewing, job change, offer

    John Borrowman, CPC
    Borrowman Baker LLC
    Gallatin, TN

    If you know in your heart of hearts that you’re going to accept that offer, DO IT NOW.

    Ooooooo, but you’ve worked so hard to get it and you just want to savor it for a moment.

    It’s counter-intuitive, true.  But, rarely will you enjoy such a great opportunity to win points with your new employer.  Think about it from their point of view.

    Up to this point, they’ve held all the cards.  You’ve been in – maybe multiple times – to talk with the boss.  And if the employer is smart, you’ve also had a chance to meet your peers and, depending on the circumstances, subordinates.

    They’ve twisted your arm as hard as they dared, wanting to learn what offer might get a yes from you.  You’ve danced as hard as you could to avoid committing to a number below what they were already prepared to pay.

    The references and background checks are done.  The moment of truth has arrived.  The offer is in your hands.

    And the truth is that it’s really just fine.  You’ve already said to yourself that it’s not about the money.  The money is one piece – a very important piece, to be sure – of a larger picture.  Everything is good.  You know you’re going to say yes.

    The employer, on the other hand, has now put it all on the line.  You wouldn’t have an offer if you weren’t really wanted.  You can build a reservoir of goodwill going in, if you just do, now, what you were going to do, anyway.

    If you want to be the boss, train yourself to think like the boss.

    Topics in This Issue

     Do I Go or Do I Stay?

    Do I Go or Do I Stay?

    October 16, 2007
    Read More 0

      How Did They Do That?

      October 16, 2007
      Read More 0
         Go Ahead, Take the Offer

        Go Ahead, Take the Offer

        October 16, 2007
        Read More 0
          Click Here to Subscribe!
          JohnBorrowman-6776-3
          John Borrowman
          Follow @BVRecruiter

          Related Posts

          • Go for That Offer! Right? Right??

            Don’t laugh. Not getting an offer might be the smarter move. Sounds counterintuitive, though. Why…

          • Can I Negotiate That Offer?

            If there was a Question Hall of Fame, this one would be in it. Sometimes…

          • I Just Can’t Get Ahead Here

            Maybe you’ve thought it, yourself. I just can’t get ahead here. From time to time,…

          Go Ahead, Take the Offer2007-10-162021-10-28/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/header-logo.svgBorrowman Baker, LLChttps://borrowmanbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/take-the-job-cropped-e1635432598175.png200px200px
          • Borrowman Baker, LLC
          • 544 Ryan Ave. Gallatin, TN 37066
          • 615.230.4979
          • [email protected]
          BV Newsletter
          • 3rd Quarter 2023 Introduction
            July 10, 2023
          • Remote work. What’s the problem?
            Remote work. What’s the problem?
            July 10, 2023
          • Ignite Engagement. Extinguish Burnout.
            Ignite Engagement. Extinguish Burnout.
            July 10, 2023
          • Backstop your hiring investment.
            Backstop your hiring investment.
            July 10, 2023
          • Rapid Pay Rises. Now A Problem?
            Rapid Pay Rises. Now A Problem?
            July 10, 2023
          YBVC Newsletter
          • 3rd Quarter 2023 Introduction
            August 1, 2023
          • Interview For Reality
            Interview For Reality
            August 1, 2023
          • Right Question. Right Time.
            Right Question. Right Time.
            August 1, 2023
          • The Magic of “No”
            The Magic of “No”
            August 1, 2023
          • 2nd Quarter 2023 Introduction
            May 15, 2023
          © Copyright , Borrowman Baker, LLC | Sitemap | Site Managed by Lemmtec