How to negotiate Salary · True or False
Is it true that if Company A is slow, you should accept Company B's offer and then back out if Company A offers more?
False. Backing out after signing a contract destroys your reputation with that company and recruiter forever.
Reneging on a signed offer blacklists you with that company, their recruiter, and potentially their entire professional network — the short-term gain is not worth it.
Treating a signed offer as reversible when it permanently damages relationships with everyone involved in the hiring process.
This scenario is one of 500 in the Skillful How to negotiate Salary track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
- Answer
- False
- Track
- How to negotiate Salary
- Topics
- negotiation-ethics, reputation
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Should you accept one offer and back out for a better one? Why backing out of a signed offer destroys your reputation? How reneging on a job offer affects your career?
The scenario in full
If Company A is slow, you should accept Company B's offer and then back out if Company A offers more.
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that if Company A is slow, you should accept Company B's offer and then back out if Company A offers more?
False. Backing out after signing a contract destroys your reputation with that company and recruiter forever.
Should you accept one offer and back out for a better one?
False. Backing out after signing a contract destroys your reputation with that company and recruiter forever. Reneging on a signed offer blacklists you with that company, their recruiter, and potentially their entire professional network — the short-term gain is not worth it.
Why backing out of a signed offer destroys your reputation?
False. Backing out after signing a contract destroys your reputation with that company and recruiter forever. Reneging on a signed offer blacklists you with that company, their recruiter, and potentially their entire professional network — the short-term gain is not worth it.
How reneging on a job offer affects your career?
False. Backing out after signing a contract destroys your reputation with that company and recruiter forever. Reneging on a signed offer blacklists you with that company, their recruiter, and potentially their entire professional network — the short-term gain is not worth it.
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