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Counteroffer

A counteroffer is a revised proposal — usually more pay, a promotion, or improved terms — made by a current employer to keep an employee who has resigned or received an external offer.

Counteroffers are common at senior level but statistically fragile: the reasons for leaving often remain. Handling one well means being honest about what actually prompted the move.

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