First, a definition is in order and is important. A "counter offer" is an inducement offered by your current employer to stay after you have received an offer from another company or firm and ...

Using a job offer as leverage to get a raise or promotion from your current employer sometimes works, but you probably shouldn’t take the counter offer, according to staffing firm Beacon Hill.

Counter offers are becoming a controversial topic in the job market today, since employees are more aware of what they want from a particular job. With competition intensifying, HR and hiring managers ...