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What if the candidate reject the offer?
When one candidate declines an offer, you need to move on to other candidates. Find out if your client wants to offer the job to another candidate you presented. If so, you can extend the offer to that candidate.
How do recruiters deal with rejection?
How to handle a job rejection
- Ask for detailed feedback. The key thing to do after a rejection is to think about what happened, and how you can learn from it.
- Review and reflect.
- Identify learnings and build a personal development plan.
- Be philosophical.
- Refine your search.
- Build resilience.
How do you respond to a declined offer?
Elements to include in your job rejection response email include:
- A formal greeting.
- One or two sentences thanking them for their consideration.
- A sentence or two expressing your disappointment for not getting the role.
- A few sentences asking to be considered for future opportunities.
- A professional closing and signature.
Why do candidates turn down job offers?
Our latest research shows that more than half of candidates turn down job offers due to poor candidate experience. This means the solution for hiring more of those “got to have” candidates, is improving their experience with you from the job posting to the initial offer.
How many candidates decline job offers?
According to a 2017 study, 45\% of candidates reject offers because they were unimpressed with the hiring process. The time it takes to get a job offer is a serious problem.
What should you do when a candidate declines a job offer?
When one candidate declines an offer, you need to move on to other candidates. Find out if your client wants to offer the job to another candidate you presented. If so, you can extend the offer to that candidate.
Why are candidates walking away from my job offers?
Examine which candidates are walking away. If candidates are declining jobs from a particular client, take a look at how that client interacts with candidates. Something might happen during the interview stage that turns candidates away. Or, candidates might not like something in the job offers.
Why do candidates reject client job offers?
Candidates often reject client job offers for common reasons. According to the Top Echelon 2018 State of the Industry report, the following are the top reasons candidates turn down offers: 28.8\%: The salary is too low for the position. 23.0\%: Other offers were better. 22.4\%: The client took too long to make an offer.
Should you force a candidate to accept a job offer?
Don’t try to force the candidate to accept the job. If the candidate takes the job but isn’t truly happy, your client won’t be happy either. And if your client isn’t happy, you might not receive future work.