Hiring Managers- Ask these questions to insure your offer is accepted.

The list of reasons a candidate might say no to a job offer is exhaustive!

Some might seem obvious and some, you might think, ‘you’re only telling me this now?’. It’s amazing the information you miss from forgetting to ask one little question.

We can often get over excited, rushing through the process thinking you’ve made such a great match. As a hiring manager, you’ve put all your eggs in one basket, ignoring all other applications and as a recruiter, your thinking the placement is in the bag!

If you are a recruiter, you should’ve only experienced a job offer rejection once or twice in your career. If you listen to your candidates and clients needs from the very start, challenging their answers and delving deeper into their reasoning, you will uncover enough information to know whether to even put the offer in front of the candidate.

You should have trial closed the candidate enough times to know that they would accept before you give them good news.

Reasons a candidate might say no to a job offer

-         The remuneration is too low

-         They have a number of other attractive offers

-         They are just trying to get a higher salary from their existing employer

-         They have doubts about your people or company

-         Long delays between the final stage and the offer

-         Too quick to offer after the first stage interview

-         The culture is not a good fit

-         They didn’t like the hiring manager

-         The job isn’t what they thought it was

-         Negative online reviews

-         They were counter offered

-         Poor recruitment experience

-         Long commute

-         Dated technology

-         Personal reasons

Questions that will increase the chances of your offer being accepted.

-         Why are you looking to move?

-         What is most important to you in your next role?

-         Where else are you interviewing?

-         What stage of your job search are you at?

-         What is your notice period?

-         Have you had any other offers? From who?

-         Do you have any offers on the table?

-         What questions were you asked in your interview/what did you ask?

-         Where do you live/ have you looked at the commute?

-         What is your current salary and what would you move for?

-         Tell me what you thought of your interviewers?

-         How do you feel about the company?

-         How did you find the interview format?

-         How did you feel when you left the interview?

-         What do you like most about the role?

-         Could you see yourself doing the job?

-         How does this role compare to the other jobs you are interviewing for?

-         What reservations do you have?

-         If you were asked back for another interview, would you like to proceed?

-         If you were offered the role, would you accept?

-         If they were to offer you ‘￡x’ would you accept?

-         What are the chances of you being counter offered?

It is important to be asking these questions throughout the recruitment process to insure there are no nasty surprises at offer stage.

It is also important to always creative a positive candidate journey for those going through the recruitment process. This will protect the businesses brand and offer the potential of reengaging with that candidate for future roles.

As a business we always looking to add value to our clients past placing top candidates with them. If you are looking for insight or tips during the interview process, get in touch.

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