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The company I work at has a good solution to this. We fly candidates out for an onsite interview and at the end of the day, if we decide we want to hire them, w

The company I work at has a good solution to this. We fly candidates out for an onsite interview and at the end of the day, if we decide we want to hire them, we give them an offer in person. Our goal is to get them to verbally accept before they head back home.

amorphid 10y ago
Kind of high pressure, no?
- 8_hours_ago 10y ago
  We don't pressure them, just give them the offer and continue to sell the company. It isn't like we hold the door shut until they accept :)
  - fecak 10y ago
    I'd be curious what percentage accept/reject on the spot, but I'd never ask a candidate to provide an answer either way if you present an offer right away. It's too important a decision for them not to at least take the night (especially after a day of interviews, a flight/hotel stay, an impending flight home). Even suggesting an immediate answer feels salesy ('whaddya think?'), and I'd think we'd see better results by presenting the offer and saying "take this home with you and get back to us when you're ready". This approach should also tend to reduce counteroffer acceptances or accept/renege scenarios.
    - amorphid 10y ago
      I like asking the question, "if we were to extend you an offer you like, would you accept it?" It's not perfect, but I haven't of a better approach that isn't pushy.
      - fecak 10y ago
        How about "Is there anything in your situation right now that would prevent you from accepting a solid competitive offer?" That's a little less salesy IMO.
  - SilasX 10y ago
    If "not illegally confining someone" is all it takes not to be a "high-pressure sale tactic", then I confess I don't understand the term.
FabHK 10y ago
If you were to indicate, in any way, that you'd retract the offer unless I accept right there before I head home, I'd reject it right there before I head home. In other words, I don't think that's a good solution at all.

amorphid 10y ago

Kind of high pressure, no?

8_hours_ago 10y ago
We don't pressure them, just give them the offer and continue to sell the company. It isn't like we hold the door shut until they accept :)
- fecak 10y ago
  I'd be curious what percentage accept/reject on the spot, but I'd never ask a candidate to provide an answer either way if you present an offer right away. It's too important a decision for them not to at least take the night (especially after a day of interviews, a flight/hotel stay, an impending flight home). Even suggesting an immediate answer feels salesy ('whaddya think?'), and I'd think we'd see better results by presenting the offer and saying "take this home with you and get back to us when you're ready". This approach should also tend to reduce counteroffer acceptances or accept/renege scenarios.
  - amorphid 10y ago
    I like asking the question, "if we were to extend you an offer you like, would you accept it?" It's not perfect, but I haven't of a better approach that isn't pushy.
    - fecak 10y ago
      How about "Is there anything in your situation right now that would prevent you from accepting a solid competitive offer?" That's a little less salesy IMO.
- SilasX 10y ago
  If "not illegally confining someone" is all it takes not to be a "high-pressure sale tactic", then I confess I don't understand the term.

FabHK 10y ago

If you were to indicate, in any way, that you'd retract the offer unless I accept right there before I head home, I'd reject it right there before I head home. In other words, I don't think that's a good solution at all.