Reneged offer Company wants to contact new company

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

I recently reneged on an offer of Company A as the new offer from Company B I got was a dream offer as it aligned very well with my skills and career goals.

The HR person from A wants to contact B to advise them on the business stating something like this " to give the business background on your decision to keep a positive relationship with them". The HR wants to talk to me on the phone regarding this too.

I don't exactly know what this means and if I should let A know the name of B. What can I expect in the call?

manpreet 3 years ago

Short answer: It's HR-speak for "we want to find out why you didn't take the job with us." But this doesn't make sense.

It sounds like someone in HR has been tasked with doing some research as to why you, a favourable candidate, reneged on a given offer. Ostensibly, they want to try to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Realistically, there is no way I would let a company I rejected contact my current employer. There is absolutely no valid reason why they should contact them. They can ask you at the very most, but to go beyond that is troubling.

If you decide to contact them, use caution. Just simply tell them the job was a better fit with your long term goals. Do not pass on contact details for your new employer. If they press, simply repeat the above statement and give no further information.