What Happens To A Start Date Deferred?

With apologies to Langston Hughes, but a new trend is making its way through banks, consulting firms, and law firms: the deferred start date. Employers are hiring now—when there’s a glut of top candidates on the market—but telling their new hires not to report for work for a year. Sometimes, HRRecruitingAlert reports, these deferred dates come with cash incentives—I’ll gladly pay you today for a hamburger Tuesday, that sort of thing—but often applicants are so desperate for a job that they’re willing to take one where they won’t get paid for a year.