I think it makes a difference if it is a campus offer or off-campus. On campus has repercussions on the current and next batch of students, hence taken more seriously. At my school, reneging a campus offer meant that you lose career services for life. On the flip side, firms that withdrew an offer were not allowed to recruit for a year.
FIAnalyst Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nolabird032 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I reneged once. I’d accepted a job, and when I > > told my current employer, I was unexpectedly > > countered for a better job and better $$. Def > > made the right decision although I didn’t make > any > > friends. I was going through a headhunter and > he > > was super POed, but must have got over it > because > > he called me a couple of years later to follow > up > > and see if I was still happy in my job > (apparently > > he had some openings he thought I’d like, but I > > wasn’t interested). > > > I dont really view this as reneging. Thats part of > the game. Every firm knows it. > > People shouldn’t really be upset if you accept a > counter offer that is better than they can offer. > Not saying people won’t be upset about it, but > most senior people in this industry know thats how > things work. That’s exactly what I told the recruiter, but he went on and on about how they already sent me the paperwork, how I was committed and he’s never had a client renege before. It was a position at a highly respected endowment fund and I think they were a bit taken back by the fact that someone would even consider not taking a job with them.