COUNTER OFFERS

Counter offers have become standard place in the current "job" environment where clients and candidates alike are faced with a candidate rich market.

The important point to note as a candidate is to ensure that you refrain from using job opportunities as a toll to attempt to blackmail your current employer as this becomes very evident to the recruiter and both recruiters and prospective employers will steer clear of all candidates who waste their time for the own selfish interests.

Likewise, employers often envoke counter offers when faced with employees who wish to resign for improved opportunities, packages, benefits and career growth.

The question all employees should ask is why their employer has never made such an offer beforehand.

Read the attached PDF document to assist you in a decision in this regard.

It's commonly thought that employees who accept counter offers invariable find themselves in a similar position within six months.


HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED AT WORK

Let's face it, for most people work is a means to an end and very few people can claim to be passionate about what they do.

Considering that we spend the greater majority of our lives at work.

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OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST

When you made a decision to move, the correct procedure to follow is to draft a resignation letter. Often employees do not know what to say and where to start. We have included an example that you may wish to consider.