Timeline for How to deal with persistent recruiter still contacting me after declining offer
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| Mar 27, 2017 at 18:13 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | @emory et al: keep in mind that I'm talking about situations where the candiate has already come to a decision. If salary if the problem then you shouldn't be declining the offer, you should be negotiating. The same goes for concerns over working hours or remote work for instance. But when a candidate has decided that there is no reasonable way that the offer can be turned into something he'd accept or if he decided it's not a good fit, then that decision is final. Good recruiters should accept and respect that. Others, like the one the OP encountered, don't and still try to negotiate. | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 16:54 | comment | added | emory | @Ooker nothing is truly fixed. If the recruiter really wants the candidate, the technology can be changed. If you reject b/c technology and they offer to change technology and you believe they are insincere then that is another thing. Of if they come back and don't address technology that is also another thing. | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 16:50 | comment | added | Ooker | @emory the point is, the OP rejects the offer because of the technology, which is fixed. Lilienthal only suggests that they weren't as clear, and made the recruiter thought that some other thing can compensate that. | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 15:56 | comment | added | emory | I disagree. If I am the recruiter and you tell me that you are rejecting the offer b/c salary, then I can try to negotiate a higher salary. If that is the reason you are rejecting the position and I can negotiate an acceptable increase, then isn't that a win-win? | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 14:52 | comment | added | njzk2 | I tend to agree with not communicating the reason for rejecting an offer in principle, but doing so also prompts arguing. They'll try to figure out what you rejected, and failing that, will try to change the parameters they can change hoping to find the right one: they'll randomly mention salary, remote work, benefits, shares, career,... Standing firm is hard, but probably the shortest path for everyone involved. | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 10:51 | history | answered | Lilienthal♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |