I recognize the obvious here, namely, that skeptics assume that a recruiter will automatically skew an article like this toward all the ills associated with counter offers, as acceptances of such entreaties block placements and the fees that follow. It is a fair point, but I approach this topic from a much broader perspective, as I have been a candidate myself at various points in my career — and have received several counter offers — and have been significantly involved in recruiting as a member of senior management teams, a manager of my own departments, and as a law firm partner who was heavily involved with the hiring committee.
In those capacities, I not only extended offers to prospective hires, but also faced the vexing issues associated with counter offers, when we faced the loss of our own lawyers who announced their intentions to leave. Thus, although I may not be 100 percent “pure” on the topic, I have been intimately involved with the issue from every vantage point and will do my best to be balanced.
