What to do when you receive a counter a counter offer

These days and in this economy, having just one job offer is a luxury. Two job offers can seem like good fortune to the extreme.

If you’ve received a job offer with a new company when you’re currently slogging away with a different employer, this scenario might happen: Your current company presents you with a counteroffer. But should you take it?

The answer is almost always no. The devil you don’t know is a much safer bet than the devil you do. “In 25 years in this industry I can count on one hand the situations where someone took a counteroffer and it worked out,” says Nick Corcodilos, a professional headhunter and author of a series of PDF books called “Fearless Job Hunting.”