Losing a key employee can spell misery for anyone who runs a recruiting firm, writes Tony Lee in The Staffing Stream. However, Lee, chief alliance officer of Adicio and publisher of CareerCast and the Jobs Rated report, warns against making a counteroffer to keep that employee on board since that approach often backfires.

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