{"id":1881,"date":"2011-11-15T20:28:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:08:31","slug":"why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Counter Offers Are Good (Except for Headhunters)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rt-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"rt-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rt-takeaways__list\">\n<li>Why Counter Offers Are Good (Except for Headhunters) requires strategic career positioning to maximize impact.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding industry-specific expectations helps align your background with employer requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Professional guidance in this area often yields measurable improvements in career outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Thoughtful application of these principles differentiates you from candidates who neglect these details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Have you been promised a promotion or salary increase?<\/b>\u00a0 Have you been told that the fresh challenge you\u2019ve been craving \u2013 and worked hard for &#8211; is just around the corner?\u00a0 More importantly, is it now six months or a year since those opportunities were outlined \u2013 but they have yet to materialize?<\/p>\n<p>Many employees find themselves in a situation where their company has repeatedly promised to take care of them, however after months of waiting, it can begin to feel like they\u2019re just paying lip service to the idea.<\/p>\n<p>If this is you, it\u2019s time to consider a high risk-strategy that some career-minded individuals are reaping the rewards from.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not for everybody &#8211; but worth considering if you are determined to progress your career and want to give the process a kick start.\u00a0 Do you want to live with the frustration of waiting to see if promises come to fruition \u2013 or are you willing to do something about it?<\/p>\n<h2>Leverage Can Work<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re good at your job and you know \u2013 or think &#8211; you are valued, there\u2019s one sure-fire way to find out.\u00a0 Get yourself an offer.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare your resume, apply for opportunities outside your current company and <em>get some leverage<\/em>. What\u2019s the worst that can happen? \u00a0If you end up with a great offer on the table from a competitor to present to your boss, it\u2019s crunch time.<\/p>\n<p>Either they step up and increase your responsibilities or fulfill that promised pay raise \u2013 or they don\u2019t.\u00a0 If they don\u2019t, you\u2019ve got a good opportunity to pursue.\u00a0 If they do, mission accomplished!\u00a0 It\u2019s win, win.<\/p>\n<p>More often than not, its medium sized businesses where this strategy works best.\u00a0 Small companies may not be in a position to boost your role; and large organizations often don\u2019t have as much riding on individual responsibilities, unless you\u2019re already on the management team.<\/p>\n<p>Busy &#8211; and bottom-line focused &#8211; executives will overlook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/how-to-get-a-promotion-5-steps-to-success\/\">successful individuals for promotion<\/a> time and time again.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re flying under the radar, too good at your current job to move on, or need progression but don\u2019t have anywhere to go,\u00a0 you need a catalyst for change if you don\u2019t want to stay stuck in a rut.<\/p>\n<p>Nicky Hoffman decided to take this approach last year &#8211; and has never looked back.\u00a0 A sales rep at a successful engineering firm, she had long been promised a senior account manager role.<\/p>\n<p>She knew she could procure another position, had established a huge book of business and was confident that her clients loved her: \u201cOne year after the promotion had been broached; I knew I had to speak to my employer yet again, but it had got to the point where it was unprofessional to keep bringing it up.\u00a0 I felt I had to take control of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicky soon found out if she really was a valued employee, as she had hoped.\u00a0\u00a0 She secured an offer with a competitor, re-approached her company and the very same day she found herself in front of the CEO accepting the role of senior account manager, along with a 45% increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey knew that if they lost me, it could have been a big problem.\u00a0 Some clients would have been unhappy, some may have followed me to the competitor, plus it would have been hard to replace me &#8211; or swallow the cost of retraining &#8211; in the industry I\u2019m in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By proactively seeking some leverage, Nicky helped her company realize they\u2019d dropped the ball.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t complain, so she was still viewed as a team player; instead she succeeded in strengthening the respect of her peers for making a strategic move.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true, the majority of those electing to use a counter offer find it doesn\u2019t come to fruition. But it\u2019s a guaranteed way to establish your true worth &#8211; and that\u2019s as good a reason as any to give it a try.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-md-12 mb-3 mb-sm-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-md-12 mb-3 mb-sm-0\">\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">\n     Get job search ready <b>fast<\/b><br \/>\n     <\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-center\">Open new career opportunities with our professional resume writing services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/packages-and-prices.php\" class=\"btn btn-md\">Get started<br \/>\n             <span class=\"ic-arrow-right-white\"><\/span><br \/>\n             <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Why Counter Offers Are Good (Except for Headhunters) requires strategic career positioning to maximize impact. Understanding industry-specific expectations helps align your background with employer requirements. Professional guidance in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[376,34],"class_list":["post-1881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-career-development","tag-job-search-strategy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Resume Target Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ResumeTarget\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-11-15T20:28:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-02T03:08:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Amos Tayts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@resumetarget\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@resumetarget\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amos Tayts\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Amos Tayts\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/77c170514adae9e42603a1ba2e0d55f8\"},\"headline\":\"Why Counter Offers Are Good (Except for Headhunters)\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-11-15T20:28:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-02T03:08:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":749,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Career Development\",\"job search strategy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Career Advice\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2011\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-11-15T20:28:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-02T03:08:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/77c170514adae9e42603a1ba2e0d55f8\"},\"description\":\"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Why Counter Offers Are Good Except For Headhunters Resume Target\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Counter Offers Are Good (Except for Headhunters)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Resume Target Blog\",\"description\":\"We Fix Your Resume in One Conversation\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/77c170514adae9e42603a1ba2e0d55f8\",\"name\":\"Amos Tayts\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e1bfe10712449769dd2664e840815616b6047451bca1df1368ccb36da9e61f5e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e1bfe10712449769dd2664e840815616b6047451bca1df1368ccb36da9e61f5e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e1bfe10712449769dd2664e840815616b6047451bca1df1368ccb36da9e61f5e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Amos Tayts\"},\"description\":\"Amos Tayts is a senior recruiter and career strategist at Resume Target with over a decade of experience on both sides of the hiring table. Having reviewed thousands of resumes and conducted hundreds of interviews across industries, Amos brings a recruiter's inside perspective to every piece of career advice he writes. His expertise spans resume strategy, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn optimization, and job search tactics for professionals at every career level. At Resume Target, Amos helps clients transform their career documents into interview-winning tools through the company's signature one-on-one process.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/amostayts\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.resumetarget.com\\\/blog\\\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Resume Target Blog\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)","description":"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)","og_description":"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/","og_site_name":"Resume Target Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ResumeTarget","article_published_time":"2011-11-15T20:28:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-02T03:08:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Amos Tayts","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)","twitter_description":"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.","twitter_creator":"@resumetarget","twitter_site":"@resumetarget","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Amos Tayts","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/"},"author":{"name":"Amos Tayts","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/77c170514adae9e42603a1ba2e0d55f8"},"headline":"Why Counter Offers Are Good (Except for Headhunters)","datePublished":"2011-11-15T20:28:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-02T03:08:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/"},"wordCount":749,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Career Development","job search strategy"],"articleSection":["Career Advice"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2011","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/","url":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/","name":"Why counter offers are good (except for headhunters)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2011-11-15T20:28:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-02T03:08:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/77c170514adae9e42603a1ba2e0d55f8"},"description":"How to use a counter offer to either obtain a better position, or move up within your current company to gain increased responsibility, and an increased salary.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Why-Counter-Offers-Are-Good-except-for-headhunters-resume-target-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Why Counter Offers Are Good Except For Headhunters Resume Target"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Counter Offers Are Good (Except for Headhunters)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/","name":"Resume Target Blog","description":"We Fix Your Resume in One Conversation","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/77c170514adae9e42603a1ba2e0d55f8","name":"Amos Tayts","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1bfe10712449769dd2664e840815616b6047451bca1df1368ccb36da9e61f5e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1bfe10712449769dd2664e840815616b6047451bca1df1368ccb36da9e61f5e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1bfe10712449769dd2664e840815616b6047451bca1df1368ccb36da9e61f5e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Amos Tayts"},"description":"Amos Tayts is a senior recruiter and career strategist at Resume Target with over a decade of experience on both sides of the hiring table. Having reviewed thousands of resumes and conducted hundreds of interviews across industries, Amos brings a recruiter's inside perspective to every piece of career advice he writes. His expertise spans resume strategy, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn optimization, and job search tactics for professionals at every career level. At Resume Target, Amos helps clients transform their career documents into interview-winning tools through the company's signature one-on-one process.","url":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/author\/amostayts\/"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/why-counter-offers-are-good-except-for-headhunters\/#local-main-organization-logo","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Resume Target Blog"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1881"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5277,"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions\/5277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}