Employee benefits could give one firm a competitive advantage over another in luring the best candidates, writes Entrepreneur contributing writer Andre Lavoie, CEO of talent-management firm ClearCompany. A LinkedIn survey from last year of 26,151 members found that 54% wanted information about benefits before saying yes to a job offer.
“Unfortunately, though, some candidates aren’t just considering those perks and benefits as part of the job; they’re looking at them as the most important part,” Lavoie writes. “This means they could end up abusing these perks and make work more challenging for co-workers.”
Three red flags to keep an eye on are candidates who show interest, but no passion; have too much curiosity about benefits; and have no good reasons for excessive job-hopping, he notes.