Have you tried hiring during a college cycle? There's a pool of people, and in general the people you want to hire will accept a job offer before may.
It is especially frustrating if you have already planned and allocated resources to hiring a candidate, and then found out that the candidate rejected an offer. At that point, some employers actually call the school and complain, and that's definitely something bad for a college grad .
Note: Again, its a general statement: there are point examples of very sharp college grads deciding to search for jobs in april, but for the most part the better people accept offers earlier in the year
With regards to your ethical query, what happens if the tables were turned [i.e. company offered and then rescinded the offer months later]? Would that be ethical?
It isnt very nice, but Im sure it happens. We would only do it if business circumstances forced us to do it (not because we found someone better). If at all possible we would pay them a "severance" probably around 2 weeks of salary.
It is especially frustrating if you have already planned and allocated resources to hiring a candidate, and then found out that the candidate rejected an offer. At that point, some employers actually call the school and complain, and that's definitely something bad for a college grad .
Note: Again, its a general statement: there are point examples of very sharp college grads deciding to search for jobs in april, but for the most part the better people accept offers earlier in the year
With regards to your ethical query, what happens if the tables were turned [i.e. company offered and then rescinded the offer months later]? Would that be ethical?