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Question 8 of 30

It's midweek and you just found out that your primary candidate is not taking the job offer, he was supposed to start on Monday, what do you do next?

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Jezreel Ramirez

The interviewer is looking to find out if you have an alternate plan. Make sure to let them know that you do have a backup candidate ready to be pitched to the hiring manager. You can also let the interviewer know you are willing to take additional steps to rescue the relationship with the primary candidate, let them know that you will reach out and renegotiate or find our why he/she did not accept the offer.

Jezreel Ramirez

Life happens and things just might not align, the candidate could easily have a justified and logical reason. My first step would be to reach out and find out what I can. If the reason involves benefits, pay, schedule, etc., I may be able to re-negotiate with the hiring manager and see if I can still bring them on board with a modified job offer.

Jezreel Ramirez

Sometimes candidates just don't pan out. I am a strong believer of having a backup plan. This is what I would do, first, call the candidate and ask why they did not accept, then, I would see if I can re-negotiate. As this person is reconsidering, I am also reaching out to our hiring manager to ask if they will consider our second runner up for the role. If they are willing to offer the role to the runner up, I would send them a job offer.

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