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Counteroffer Decline Script

A gracious response when a finalist takes a counteroffer, plus what to learn.

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role titlecandidate namecurrent employerour timeline and pipeline status

Your prompt

Our finalist for [role title], [candidate name], just accepted a counteroffer from [current employer]. Write me:

1. A gracious response that keeps the door open (under 100 words)
2. Three things to learn from this loss, was it comp, timing, or selling?
3. A decision framework: go to our #2 candidate or restart the search? Use [our timeline and pipeline status] as inputs.

No bitterness, no begging.

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