Hi, I received the offer letter from a company and was scheduled to join in a week. However, I decided to back out at the last moment. Now, the HR has threatened me by saying that he will ensure I never secure a similar position in any company because he had made several arrangements, etc. Can he really block my opportunities?
From India, Naduvattam
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What was the reason for backing out? Backing out at the last moment is not a professional way of approaching a situation, but that does not mean that any HR personnel can block your opportunities. Employees are hired for their skills, and if you have the desired profile for the job requirements, then no one can stop you from joining them. The HR may speak negatively about you within their circle, mentioning the risk in hiring you due to backing out at the last moment. However, if you have a valid reason for backing out, then no one will dare to harm you.
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Hello Aaron Joseph, Like Saji mentioned, pl give ALL the details of the situation. You seem to CONVENIENTLY forget/ignore YOUR contribution to the impasse. Rgds, TS
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Well, this is totally unprofessional behavior if the HR, and he/she should not behave like this. However, no HR can block opportunities for you if you are skilled enough. But it's still better if you talk with HR and try to sort out the things in a positive manner.
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Hi Aaron,
First of all, I would like to highlight that backing out at the last moment without any notice is not at all professional. You should have informed the company HR in a polite way that you are unable to join the company. However, if you have already done so, no one can block your future opportunities. If the HR has stated otherwise, then he/she is also not approaching the situation in a professional or ethical manner.
From India, Kollam
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First of all, I would like to highlight that backing out at the last moment without any notice is not at all professional. You should have informed the company HR in a polite way that you are unable to join the company. However, if you have already done so, no one can block your future opportunities. If the HR has stated otherwise, then he/she is also not approaching the situation in a professional or ethical manner.
From India, Kollam
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Dear member,
Any HR professional will try to save face as they have to report to their higher-ups about your not joining the organization. Especially when you back out at the 11th hour, the company may have incurred heavy losses such as time consumption, advertisement expenses, your interview costs, and above all, you have broken the faith in that company. Therefore, you should not rush into any decision without reconsidering it thoroughly and only after weighing the pros and cons for your future career should you make a firm decision. This will help avoid unnecessary delays in the recruitment process for HR.
Finally, please remember that due to your withdrawal from joining the organization, the company may suffer losses from every angle, which a candidate may not fully comprehend. I hope you understand the gravity of the situation for both parties.
Regards
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Any HR professional will try to save face as they have to report to their higher-ups about your not joining the organization. Especially when you back out at the 11th hour, the company may have incurred heavy losses such as time consumption, advertisement expenses, your interview costs, and above all, you have broken the faith in that company. Therefore, you should not rush into any decision without reconsidering it thoroughly and only after weighing the pros and cons for your future career should you make a firm decision. This will help avoid unnecessary delays in the recruitment process for HR.
Finally, please remember that due to your withdrawal from joining the organization, the company may suffer losses from every angle, which a candidate may not fully comprehend. I hope you understand the gravity of the situation for both parties.
Regards
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Hi Aaron,
If you are having some specialized qualities, which have good values, in the industry circle, e.g. in shipping industry, people attending Customs jobs efficiently, or in Pharma industry, good MRs who have good contacts with Doctors, most of these type of people are known in similar companies by their names, personal style of work, attitude etc. If such person decides to change his job, it becomes news for all other related Companies. Also when Executives, with higher positions, think of changing jobs, it becomes news, and if they play any mischief, it is troublesome for all concerned.
If you feel, you fall in such kind of category, then to some extent, HR, who is now annoyed, because of your backing out, may spread bad words about you. Since you have backed out at 11th hour, which is certainly not a good thing, anybody will become uncomfortable, and will think of teaching you a lesson.
Ofcourse, such kind of thinking /attitude, (Yours as well HRs), is totally unprofessional, and nobody should actually behave like this. I am 100 percent sure the concerned HR has just threatened you to make you frightened, and in reality will not behave what he has said. This is a temporary anger, and he will forget the issue, once little time passes away, and once he becomes active in selection of another candidate of your designation, and also sees another equally competent person, like you. Even he may give you a big thank you, if you meet him coincidently, on any occasion, or suddenly in travel, and will say, ‘Good that you didn’t join, I got much much better person, and my bosses have given me appreciation for my Excellent job of selection of perfect candidate’. (These will be ofcourse his sarcastic remarks, to make you uncomfortable).
To conclude, I don’t think, in whatever capacity, the person is working, no HR can spoil anybody’s career by such kind of tacties. So Relax !
Suggestion : Meet the annoyed HR personally, very politely give some good reasons, for your backing out, which should sound genuine. Apologise and say Sorry (again it should sound genuine, and from bottom of your heart). I am sure, if at all he is planning to disturb your Career, he will become cool.
From India, Mumbai
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If you are having some specialized qualities, which have good values, in the industry circle, e.g. in shipping industry, people attending Customs jobs efficiently, or in Pharma industry, good MRs who have good contacts with Doctors, most of these type of people are known in similar companies by their names, personal style of work, attitude etc. If such person decides to change his job, it becomes news for all other related Companies. Also when Executives, with higher positions, think of changing jobs, it becomes news, and if they play any mischief, it is troublesome for all concerned.
If you feel, you fall in such kind of category, then to some extent, HR, who is now annoyed, because of your backing out, may spread bad words about you. Since you have backed out at 11th hour, which is certainly not a good thing, anybody will become uncomfortable, and will think of teaching you a lesson.
Ofcourse, such kind of thinking /attitude, (Yours as well HRs), is totally unprofessional, and nobody should actually behave like this. I am 100 percent sure the concerned HR has just threatened you to make you frightened, and in reality will not behave what he has said. This is a temporary anger, and he will forget the issue, once little time passes away, and once he becomes active in selection of another candidate of your designation, and also sees another equally competent person, like you. Even he may give you a big thank you, if you meet him coincidently, on any occasion, or suddenly in travel, and will say, ‘Good that you didn’t join, I got much much better person, and my bosses have given me appreciation for my Excellent job of selection of perfect candidate’. (These will be ofcourse his sarcastic remarks, to make you uncomfortable).
To conclude, I don’t think, in whatever capacity, the person is working, no HR can spoil anybody’s career by such kind of tacties. So Relax !
Suggestion : Meet the annoyed HR personally, very politely give some good reasons, for your backing out, which should sound genuine. Apologise and say Sorry (again it should sound genuine, and from bottom of your heart). I am sure, if at all he is planning to disturb your Career, he will become cool.
From India, Mumbai
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Hi Aaron,
Let me add my two cents to address your concerns.
First, every organization, while recruiting, goes through a whole host of resumes and then makes their selection.
Nearly always, there is a fallback plan because no HR professional seriously expects ALL the offers made to be accepted. Assuming the first choice does not accept the offer, the offer is made to the next candidate in line.
It is a tall order to believe that the entire set of HR professionals is so well-networked that they will be able to (a) share the information with all the other recruiters and (b) the recruiters will reject candidates based on such inputs. Apart from sharing this information with a group of friends in HR, not much will come out of it. Also, it is unlikely that even if the name is shared, the other HR folks will remember it to reject the candidate.
In an overall assessment of your situation, it is unlikely that there would be an adverse fallout from your not accepting the offer.
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Raju Bhatnagar
From India, Bangalore
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Let me add my two cents to address your concerns.
First, every organization, while recruiting, goes through a whole host of resumes and then makes their selection.
Nearly always, there is a fallback plan because no HR professional seriously expects ALL the offers made to be accepted. Assuming the first choice does not accept the offer, the offer is made to the next candidate in line.
It is a tall order to believe that the entire set of HR professionals is so well-networked that they will be able to (a) share the information with all the other recruiters and (b) the recruiters will reject candidates based on such inputs. Apart from sharing this information with a group of friends in HR, not much will come out of it. Also, it is unlikely that even if the name is shared, the other HR folks will remember it to reject the candidate.
In an overall assessment of your situation, it is unlikely that there would be an adverse fallout from your not accepting the offer.
Regards,
Raju Bhatnagar
From India, Bangalore
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Once the offer is accepted by a candidate, it's absolutely unprofessional to back out from joining at the last moment, as it creates a lot of problems not only for the HR professional but also for the recruitment consultant if there is one involved.
For HR, it's a waste of precious time as the recruitment process is a lengthy one which starts from allocating a certain budget for a particular position for which the recruitment is initiated to the point of closing the position. This involves many steps right from preparing a JD to start hunting the candidates from various sources like Job Portals, Networking Sites, Personal Contacts, and Recruitment agencies. After going through many profiles, HR shortlists a few suitable profiles which are called out of which a handful show interest and are interviewed, and only very few clear the interview. After that, there are many factors involved like Salary Negotiations, Notice period, etc. After settling on all these, HR makes an offer to the person who is selected by the Managers of that department. Even at this stage, if the candidate is not accepting the offer, it's fine. But once the offer is accepted by the candidate, and the joining date is decided, it becomes very difficult for the HR if the candidate doesn't join.
As far as the Recruitment consultant is concerned, they get paid only after the candidate joins the organization. Hence, if in your case any consultancy is involved, your decision of backing out is going to cost them a lot as well. And of course, they would think twice before contacting you again for any position in the future. Hence, it's absolutely important for a candidate to go through all aspects of the offer made before accepting it, as once accepted and then backing out leaves a bad impression on all the parties involved.
Regards,
Bhavik Transit Point HR.
From India, Thana
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For HR, it's a waste of precious time as the recruitment process is a lengthy one which starts from allocating a certain budget for a particular position for which the recruitment is initiated to the point of closing the position. This involves many steps right from preparing a JD to start hunting the candidates from various sources like Job Portals, Networking Sites, Personal Contacts, and Recruitment agencies. After going through many profiles, HR shortlists a few suitable profiles which are called out of which a handful show interest and are interviewed, and only very few clear the interview. After that, there are many factors involved like Salary Negotiations, Notice period, etc. After settling on all these, HR makes an offer to the person who is selected by the Managers of that department. Even at this stage, if the candidate is not accepting the offer, it's fine. But once the offer is accepted by the candidate, and the joining date is decided, it becomes very difficult for the HR if the candidate doesn't join.
As far as the Recruitment consultant is concerned, they get paid only after the candidate joins the organization. Hence, if in your case any consultancy is involved, your decision of backing out is going to cost them a lot as well. And of course, they would think twice before contacting you again for any position in the future. Hence, it's absolutely important for a candidate to go through all aspects of the offer made before accepting it, as once accepted and then backing out leaves a bad impression on all the parties involved.
Regards,
Bhavik Transit Point HR.
From India, Thana
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There is no compulsion for anyone to join any particular company. But if the entire process goes to waste without any result, it can irritate anyone involved with the process of selection. It has been observed that some candidates take the offer letter from the new company to negotiate in their present company to get a hike. If they get it, they stay back.
From my experience, I can say that HR people do remember these kinds of candidates, and they do not shortlist these profiles even if they are in a different company. Also, recruitment agencies can put negative comments in the resume that any recruiter can read and decide not to shortlist such profiles. No one wants to harm anybody's career, but at the same time, no one would like to harm their own career by shortlisting such profiles!
One should be very serious before attending an interview, and if they are not keen for any change, they should not waste each other's time.
From India, Chinsurah
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From my experience, I can say that HR people do remember these kinds of candidates, and they do not shortlist these profiles even if they are in a different company. Also, recruitment agencies can put negative comments in the resume that any recruiter can read and decide not to shortlist such profiles. No one wants to harm anybody's career, but at the same time, no one would like to harm their own career by shortlisting such profiles!
One should be very serious before attending an interview, and if they are not keen for any change, they should not waste each other's time.
From India, Chinsurah
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