Timeline for How to deal with "Why did you accept the other offer?" when declining/rescinding acceptance of an offer
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| Nov 27, 2014 at 16:32 | comment | added | keshlam | @dyesdyes: You aren't obligated to tell them why either. But it's courteous. And I prefer to live up to my own standards, not down to someone else's practices. | |
| Nov 27, 2014 at 11:35 | comment | added | dyesdyes | "just as you might appreciate feedback on whether there was something that you might want to do to improve your own marketability" Well, the thing is that if you call the company that just rejected you, they won't tell you why... | |
| Nov 26, 2014 at 13:27 | comment | added | Jon Story | Excellent answer - remember that we normally like feedback from a failed application, it's reasonable that the employer would too. I'd try not to insult their company or make it seem like I moved for money - but then I also wouldn't move solely for money. Chances are it was because it better fit your personal situation, so just tell them that: and reassure them that it wasn't anything they did wrong or wrong about them. Shorter commuting, closer to your family etc are all very reasonable justifications: 10 hours extra a week with your children is hard to argue with, for example. | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 13:17 | comment | added | 2rs2ts | @Rus925 I feel like I said essentially the same thing. I tried not to sound too informal since I feel like it would come off as flippant or disrespectful. | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 2:55 | comment | added | Rus925 | It sounds like you should push it a little more "personal": I really appreciate the offer, but the other opportunity is located closer to many of my friends, so I took it in the interest of my home life. | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 1:19 | comment | added | 2rs2ts | Well, I'm keeping it high-level: "The other opportunity was in an area where I could be close to former colleagues and friends... I came to feel [Company A's offer] was not as good of a fit for me only after considering my need for a personal network." I did emphasize that Company A made a competitive offer. I doubt inadequacy is something they feel but just in case... | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 1:16 | comment | added | keshlam | You don't have to explain. But it's sorta polite to do so, especially after you'd already accepted and they'd started making plans based on that assumption. | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 1:12 | comment | added | 2rs2ts | I can definitely use location as an explanation. I know more people who work near Company B; I only know one person who lives an hour away from Company A. | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 0:41 | history | answered | keshlam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |