The post-offer silence: what it means and how to fix it
If your offer goes out and the candidate goes quiet for a week, something is wrong. Here's what's usually behind it.
If your offer goes out and the candidate goes quiet for a week, something is wrong. Here's what's usually behind it.
Three likely causes
Counter-offer in flight. Second offer being negotiated. Genuine doubt about a part of your offer they haven't raised.
What to do on day three
Reach out. Not to pressure, but to ask if there is anything you can clarify. Often the doubt is small and answerable. Sometimes it isn't, and you find out earlier.
What not to do
Increase the offer in silence. It signals desperation, and it doesn't address the actual reason for the pause.
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