The vast majority of talented engineers will make a counter offer, and will have multiple offers. The idea of passing on someone talented because her "head is

The vast majority of talented engineers will make a counter offer, and will have multiple offers. The idea of passing on someone talented because her "head is out of the game" is silly. Unless you're working on a fantastically interesting problem area, I'd question the level of talent you're getting with those methods (but not all companies need a high level of talent, so you may be finding perfect fits for all I know).