In today’s market overcoming the obstacle of finding high caliber ‘rising stars’ (see the article by consultant Faye Longhurst) is a very difficult task in deed!

With unemployment and redundancy figures increasing there is most certainly a larger choice of candidates available, however, as we have all experienced this does not necessarily mean the quality is available! In today’s market it is crucial to source high caliber professionals that will benefit your organisation, this of course is a timely and daunting task for anyone.

Finding that ‘Rising Star’ is like a breath of fresh air or a weight lifted, however, as the competition gets tougher the volume of ‘counter offers’ increase making the final stages of the recruiting process a nail biting experience!

As these are more common in today’s climate I would like to highlight some of the factors resulting in counter offers being made and felt it necessary to draw your attention to the causes and effects of counter offers. These are honest comments made by clients and candidates when discussing counter offers.

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