Using a job offer as leverage to get a raise or promotion from your current employer sometimes works, but you probably shouldn’t take the counter offer, according to staffing firm Beacon Hill.

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On occasion, faculty members ask for my perspective on how counter-offers work. They may have been invited to apply for a position elsewhere, have dual-career issues, or have simply seen an intriguing ...

I've heard for years that it's never a good idea to make a counter-offer to an employee who is thinking about leaving. I've always heard that the employee ends up leaving anyway and that if I extend a ...

A few years ago, I recruited an executive to run a mid-level company. The night before he was supposed to start his new job, the executive called to say he was staying put. The board of directors at ...

I've been offered a position that for the first time offers the opportunity for salary negotiation. I have *not* received the formal offer letter yet, only an email from the team lead telling me that ...

When you hand in your resignation, your employer might ask what they can do to change your mind. They might make you a counter offer, even if you've accepted employment elsewhere. Focus on the reason ...