You finally filled your open position – but have you?
That lingering vacancy you’ve been trying months to fill has finally come to a close. You found a great candidate. They’ve accepted and signed your offer letter. Just finished their first week of work – and then “BOOM” – they resigned!
What just happened here? Everyone was getting along great. You think to yourself “this doesn’t add up.” The countless hours and dollars spent onboarding this candidate, only to be back to square one.
Think it doesn’t happen? Check out this Facebook post from a friend last week.
“Today I threw all my cards on the table and now I just have to sit back and see what happens. I was laid off back in June. I took some time, went through the emotions, spent some much needed time with my friends and family, traveled, but now it’s time to go back to work. I can’t believe all the amazing people & opportunities that have come into my life!
I‘ve already received a job offer which I’m very excited for. It involves international travel and I would get to develop a Marketing team for US, Canada, and Mexico markets. However, between yesterday and today I had 4 interviews for more amazing jobs!! I’m so excited to see what happens next! Time will tell.”
What she doesn’t include here is that she had already accepted the first offer and completed a couple of weeks of work. However, continued to interview with the other 4 – yes 4 companies! The 4th just made her an offer that she can’t turn down. She will give notice to her new employer this week – after only 2 weeks on the job.
Is she a good person? YES! Does she feel bad? YES! Is she doing what’s best for her family? YES! Are you in a really bad spot because of this? YES!
So now what?
Here at Ed-Exec, Inc. we have been encouraging our clients to be “defensive” with their hires. Meaning there is a salary your prospective hire will likely accept for – and IF they don’t receive a better offer, they will stay with your organization.
We strongly recommend in this marketplace you make your offer significantly over what they might accept.
That way when another company comes calling it will be much more difficult for them to lure them away financially.
After all – if they are the right hire – they are worth it no?
Vincent Scaramuzzo is the President of Ed-Exec, Inc. A leading Education Executive Search Firm. He is also a contributing author to various education publications regarding education recruiting. As a specialist in the education field for over 18yrs., Scaramuzzo works nationally. He can be contacted at vincent@ed-exec.com (860)-781-7641.