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Employer Options Advertise & Post Jobs Employers use the menu below to learn how to post jobs, banners, company profiles, articles, blogs & news. Post Jobs/Advertising: Choose: Home ADVERTISING: Advertise Post a Job Featured Company Featured Agency Featured Product Sponsor Banner RecruitingMall CONTENT: Post News Create a Blog Post Events Submit Articles BLOGS: Editor's Blog AD AGENCIES: Ad Agencies Post to Other Network Sites: Choose: US Sites Canadian Sites UK Sites Australian Sites International Sites Industry Sites Sponsored Links Search the Web Enter your search terms Submit search form		Career Articles Home > Career Articles > CareerMVP Editorial > Back Accepting counter offers can be risky! by CareerMVP.com So, you've gotten the job offer you want from a new employer. Now, your current company comes back with a better offer to keep you. Should you take the counter offer? While this is a personal decision and every situation is different, you better think long and hard about accepting the counter offer. You have sent the message to your employer that you are willing to leave and are not loyal to the company. Your employer might be keeping you until they find your replacement. Then they can "phase you out" with your replacement. This way, they have zero downtime. Meanwhile, you've lost your chance with the potential employer who made you the offer and the recruiter, if one is involved. Using new offers for the sole purpose of negotiating with your current employer. If you're using offers from other companies as a way to just negotiate a higher salary with your current employer, you're playing with fire. Furthermore, you're being unethical because you're wasting the time and resources of the potential employer and recruiting firm, if one is involved. If you do this, expect for it to come back and bite you at some point in your career. As we mentioned above, your employer is going to know that you are not loyal. Think about what would happen if your current employer and the potential employer merged. More importantly, you will likely never know how this hurts you and your career. But the one certainty is that you will never be able to go back to that employer or recruiter. So, you didn't mean to use it as a negotiating tool? That's fine. But, you should really think about this scenario before you even search for a job. Make sure you are serious about leaving and have exhausted all resources in renogiating with the company. Don't look for a job unless you're serious about leaving.  Posting Jobs Target Your Search We are part of the CareerMVP Network which is the largest career site network in the world with over 1,000 targeted sites.  • US Sites  • Canadian Sites  • UK Sites  • Australian Sites  • International Sites  • Industry Sites Recruit & Hire Post jobs or advertise on any of our sites. With more than 1,000 sites, we offer you true targeting!  • Advertise  • Post Jobs  • Sponsor a Site  • Banner Ads  • Ad Agencies  Sponsor Links		Navigation: Applicants Apply & Research Applicants use the dropdown menus below to navigate the site. Search Jobs by Category: Choose: Accounting Administrative Advertising Automotive Banking Computers Construction Engineering Finance Hospitality Human Resources HVAC/R Insurance Manufacturing Marketing Medical Public Relations Real Estate Retail Sales Technology Training Travel more... OTHER SITES: US Sites Canadian Sites UK Sites Australian Sites International Sites Industry Sites Research, Relo & Travel Choose: Search Jobs Employer Profiles News Career Advice Career Outlook Career Guide Salary Research more... RELO & TRAVEL Demographics Relocation Guide School Guide Travel Guide more... OTHER SITES: US Sites Canadian Sites UK Sites Australian Sites International Sites Industry Sites Sponsored Links Search the Web Enter your search terms Submit search form
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