Introducing Pre-Offer in Zoho Recruit

Introducing Pre-Offer in Zoho Recruit


Finalizing an offer is not always a one-step process. Recruiters and candidates often need to discuss compensation, benefits, joining dates, or other offer terms before reaching a final agreement.

Managing these discussions outside the hiring system can lead to multiple document versions, scattered feedback, and difficulty tracking the progress of the negotiation.

To address this, Pre-Offer brings offer discussions and negotiations directly into Zoho Recruit. Recruiters can share proposed offer details with candidates, gather their feedback, make revisions, and finalize the agreed-upon terms before issuing the final offer.

What's New   

With Pre-Offer, recruiters can now:
  1. Share proposed offer details with candidates for review and discussion
  2. Allow candidates to accept the proposed terms or request revisions
  3. Capture candidate feedback directly within the Offer record
  4. Revise and resend the Pre-Offer through multiple rounds of negotiation
  5. Track the progress of the negotiation using dedicated Pre-Offer statuses
  6. Convert an accepted Pre-Offer into a Final Offer once the terms are finalized.

Why Pre-Offer   

Pre-Offer helps bring the offer negotiation process into Zoho Recruit. Instead of managing discussions and revisions through multiple emails or documents, recruiters can share proposed terms with candidates and manage the negotiation process from a single Offer record.

This helps you:
  1. Keep offer discussions and candidate feedback in one place
  2. Manage multiple rounds of revisions more efficiently
  3. Reduce the need to create and share multiple offer documents
  4. Track the progress of each Pre-Offer directly from Zoho Recruit
  5. Move from negotiated terms to a finalized offer with greater clarity
The result is a more structured and transparent offer negotiation process before the Final Offer is issued.

How This Works

Consider a candidate who has progressed through the hiring process and is ready to receive an offer. Before issuing the Final Offer, the recruiter shares a Pre-Offer containing the proposed terms.

The candidate can review the details and either accept the proposed terms or request revisions. If revisions are requested, the recruiter can review the feedback, update the offer details, and resend the Pre-Offer.


This process can continue through multiple rounds until both parties agree on the terms.

Once the candidate accepts the Pre-Offer, the recruiter can convert it into a Final Offer and proceed with the official offer process. Accepting a Pre-Offer confirms agreement on the negotiated terms and does not constitute acceptance of employment.


For more details, refer to the Pre-Offer Help Documentation.

Regards,
Team Zoho Recruit