Employment counter offers 1

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)


1. My new job offers more growth __________________________.
potency
patents
potential

2. I __________________________ decline your offer.
with respect
respectfully
am respected

3. Everyone should know how to __________________________ ( = deal with) a counteroffer.
take out
handle
hand out

4. Some people think that it is a ___________________________ to accept a counter offer from your present employer.
bad idea
bad news
bad luck

5. An employee who resigns will most likely always be ___________________________ as a security threat, and as being disloyal.
persuaded
persuasive
perceived

6. Employees who accept a counteroffer are often the first ones who get ___________________________ (by the company) when times get tough.
laid off
quit
resigned

7. Many see a counteroffer as a way for a company to buy ___________________________. It stalls your departure while they look for someone to replace you.
time
loyalty
work

8. He was really ___________________________, but I still declined.
pervasive
perceived
persuasive

9. My boss made some ___________________________ ( = agreed to some of my terms), but it wasn't enough to prevent me from leaving the company.
connections
concessions
conceptions

10. This offer is ___________________________ = I am tempted to accept this offer
tempting
tempted
attempting

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