Today the days of staying with a company for your entire career are really gone! In fact, many companies consider it an asset if you have had different experiences by working in different environments.

You are making a change now because your position isn't giving you what you feel that you need to succeed- whether that is more $$$, more growth potential, better benefits-whatever it is, it is motivating you to make a change and you have decided to resign.

Nevertheless, your company has helped get you where you are today- Confident to make a change to better yourself, but feeling a little uncomfortable about resigning. After all, leaving a job is a problem for your present employer. Now they have to try to find someone as good as you have been for them, and get them to be productive in a relatively short time , so they do not have any impact financially.

You may also have made friends at this company and that makes it even more difficult to resign, but you have to think about you-#1- because they certainly will be thinking about themselves at this point too!

Undoubtedly, they will be sorry to lose you. If you were your boss, what would you be inclined to do if someone you valued resigned? You would probably try to keep them! It is going to be inconvenient for you to replace them. They are probably contributing to the companies sales/profits and possibly are involved in projects that could become delayed due to their resignation….so, You make them a Counter Offer.

Counter offers are made in a variety of ways:

1. "We were just planning on giving you a raise. I guess I should have told you sooner!"

2."We will match your new offer- We don't want to lose you!"

3."Let's not move too quickly- let me talk to the owners and see if we can do something to keep you"

4."How can you do this? We have done so much for you and we really need you now!"

As you can imagine, this can be very flattering, and it is proven that it is a natural instinct to resist change, so your emotions can really start fluctuating at this point. Remember though, something made you go on other job interviews and even get to the point that you accepted another offer. What were the main reasons that you got to that point? Will that really change if you decide to stay?

Ask yourself these questions?

1. Do I really want to work for a company that will only give me what I want if I threaten to quit? Am I going to have to do this again down the road when things go back to normal?

2. If I do decide to stay, will they trust me after I have gone out on other interviews and expressed unhappiness with my current position?

3. If they have to lay someone off in the future, will they think of me first?

4. Is this really my next raise? When review time comes up later in the year, will I be eligible or not?

5. Since they have to give me more $$to stay, are they just pacifying me and will replace me with someone who would be happy with my current salary package? Then they can let me go when they have found that person!

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