You have no idea Absolutely no idea About the amount of work That goes into closing a position Especially if it is an Investment Banking role Scouring portal after portal In order to hunt down the right candidates Making call after call And subsequently facing rejection after rejection However, as we all know "There is always light at the end of the tunnel" So, you somehow find a way Yo snag some decent candidates Who may not be "perfect" But fit the role well, nevertheless When the closure ultimately happens You heave a huge sigh of relief Knowing that your hard work has paid off However, there is a twist in the tale The candidate receives another offer Which turns out to be more lucrative Than the one provided by your client And he gladly takes it Therefore, you are back to square one Of course, backouts are common nowadays So, you work harder than ever Determined to turn things around And your efforts are duly rewarded However, just when you are sure That nothing can go wrong this time The candidate develops cold feet And chooses to stay in his present company instead Boom! Just like that Your hard work has gone down the drain, yet again But you refuse to give up Believing that it will turn out to be a case of "third time lucky" However, as always, you are wrong This time, the candidate is genuinely interested But the client is too stingy Thus pushing the candidate towards taking up a better offer And you are left in the lurch, as ever The only difference being That this time, there will be no comeback
About three successive backouts I've faced for an Investment Banking role this year.