Morning, I received a regret letter from a senior candidate who was supposed to join one of my clients sometime in the coming week.
Two months after receiving the offer, he has just sent us a plain mail casually citing some personal reasons for not taking up the assignment.
For him the matter ended there, but for other involved parties it's just the beginning of a nightmare!
Let's now look at, how the consequences of this sudden development can directly impact both my client and me:
1. Being a critical position, this last minute denial - despite beyond our control - has put the HR Head of the company into a highly embarrassing situation -- since, in the eyes of management, he has failed to produce the desired result.
2. The recruiter, I mean me, inspite of investing so much time on identifying the right candidate and continuously following up with him there after, is ultimately awarded with a zero ROI.
Okay, keeping it confidential, let me now take this opportunity to share with you the reply I mailed to that candidate:
As highlighted in the mail, the candidate in fact stopped responding to our communications more than a month ago -- indicating that he had already made up his mind.
If really so, then why he delayed conveying his decision to us?
Unfortunately, my client couldn't do anything but wait, hoping against hope, honoring the deadline mentioned in their written offer to him.
Well, one thing is for sure, this candidate has failed realize the inevitable consequences of such unprofessional acts, in a world, which so closely networked these days, where the ghost of past misdeeds can easily spoil his future.
So, if you're a proud candidate already having multiple offers in hand, you're about to spoil your future. Better, immediately choose the right one and off-load the remaining.
Think several times before accepting an offer but, once accepted, please never dishonor it even if you receive a better one later.
Always remember, the world is so well connected now, every professional act of yours that you execute incrementally through-out your career, would help you reaching the leadership position without a haunting past.
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Two months after receiving the offer, he has just sent us a plain mail casually citing some personal reasons for not taking up the assignment.
For him the matter ended there, but for other involved parties it's just the beginning of a nightmare!
Let's now look at, how the consequences of this sudden development can directly impact both my client and me:
1. Being a critical position, this last minute denial - despite beyond our control - has put the HR Head of the company into a highly embarrassing situation -- since, in the eyes of management, he has failed to produce the desired result.
2. The recruiter, I mean me, inspite of investing so much time on identifying the right candidate and continuously following up with him there after, is ultimately awarded with a zero ROI.
Okay, keeping it confidential, let me now take this opportunity to share with you the reply I mailed to that candidate:
Dear Mr. XYZ
Thanks for - your regret letter - informing us at least a week in advance. However, in that process, our client has lost more than a month and half fruitlessly waiting for you; all the time having doubt in their mind about your professional commitment level -- that finally came true!
Well, we appreciate your degree of commitment to personal life and that's how it should be for every human, but professional commitments too are equally important and supposed to be honored, or at least 'honorably dishonored.'
More than anything, what has surprised me in your case, is a casual approach - because, you stopped responding to every communication channel that we tried out for reaching you - on your part in timely intimating our client about your inability to make it happen.
Anyways, I would like to conclude with one suggestion: Never ignore your professional relationships at any level across the whole industry, because, I personally know a few victims.
Warm regards
Abhijit Kar
Thanks for - your regret letter - informing us at least a week in advance. However, in that process, our client has lost more than a month and half fruitlessly waiting for you; all the time having doubt in their mind about your professional commitment level -- that finally came true!
Well, we appreciate your degree of commitment to personal life and that's how it should be for every human, but professional commitments too are equally important and supposed to be honored, or at least 'honorably dishonored.'
More than anything, what has surprised me in your case, is a casual approach - because, you stopped responding to every communication channel that we tried out for reaching you - on your part in timely intimating our client about your inability to make it happen.
Anyways, I would like to conclude with one suggestion: Never ignore your professional relationships at any level across the whole industry, because, I personally know a few victims.
Warm regards
Abhijit Kar
As highlighted in the mail, the candidate in fact stopped responding to our communications more than a month ago -- indicating that he had already made up his mind.
If really so, then why he delayed conveying his decision to us?
Unfortunately, my client couldn't do anything but wait, hoping against hope, honoring the deadline mentioned in their written offer to him.
Well, one thing is for sure, this candidate has failed realize the inevitable consequences of such unprofessional acts, in a world, which so closely networked these days, where the ghost of past misdeeds can easily spoil his future.
So, if you're a proud candidate already having multiple offers in hand, you're about to spoil your future. Better, immediately choose the right one and off-load the remaining.
Think several times before accepting an offer but, once accepted, please never dishonor it even if you receive a better one later.
Always remember, the world is so well connected now, every professional act of yours that you execute incrementally through-out your career, would help you reaching the leadership position without a haunting past.
Join Our Group "Leadership And Networking" On LinkedIn
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