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Know what they are going to say after they are threatened with 'having another offer'...'GOOD LUCK TO YA...' This is very bad advise...say nothing and play both hands...balls in your court.
Koale
To each his own. Personally I'm not going to accept a position and then go with another offer.
Know what they are going to say after they are threatened with 'having another offer'...'GOOD LUCK TO YA...' This is very bad advise...say nothing and play both hands...balls in your court.
Koale
Exactly. Awhile back I had a friend do the same exact thing. Company A was taking too long to decide so she decided to tell them about Company B.
Company A said "best of luck at your new job".
She was upset as Company A was her dream job, and it would have been a less than 5 mile commute in LA, talk about a cake walk.
Do people think they're movie stars discussing a picture deal with rival studios.
There are tons of people qualified for these jobs, you're nothing special.
I would not say anything, but I suspect you will have to answer company #1 before #2 decides. That means your answer will be a test to your confidence in getting job #2.
I would not say anything, but I suspect you will have to answer company #1 before #2 decides. That means your answer will be a test to your confidence in getting job #2.
Never say yes right on the spot. Ask for a couple of days to consider the offer. But don't go past the allotted time. Be punctual on that one.
You can accept the job and still wait for the other job.
If the other job makes you an offer and you want that one, accept it, and tell the first one
you changed your mind. You don't owe them very much beyond a no.
You don't have to explain you got a better offer, more money, etc. If you do that, they will think
you are trying to play companies against each other and get more money from them.
I agree, mostly. I have actually done this. I interviewed for Job A in March. By June, nothing from them. I took Job B. A week later, Job A called with clearance for the offer and it was about 15% more per year than what I was making at Job B. I accepted the Job A offer and told my new boss. I was honest and told them that while I was looking, I had multiple interviews and received an offer I was not expecting and was not available when I took the job with Job B. He asked me what the salary offer was, I told him. He wished me luck and said there was no way they could meet it financially.
So, I don't think saying you changed your mind is the right call. The company that hired you saw in you qualities that would make you a great employee. They will not be surprised that another company did as well. Especially if it is a close time frame. People actually quit fairly often for another job that is better during their first few weeks...as offers come in at different times. It is not super common, but I have done it myself and I have been in HR and have watched it happen a couple of times.
Never say yes right on the spot. Ask for a couple of days to consider the offer. But don't go past the allotted time. Be punctual on that one.
I think this depends on the offer. I have taken time, and I have accepted on the spot. But the on the spot acceptances have been after there was already some talk of salary and benefit expectations. Once had a job that was stating the offer was going to be an amount that was less that what I was currently making. They called 2 days later with an offer that was more than I was currently making, with the other benefits as we had discussed and unchanged. I accepted that one during the call.
I probably have taken an approach that most would not agree with, but I really am not wanting to accept an offer and back out of it. I am in a very small everyone knows everyone field, so that is definitely a bridge I don't want to burn if I can help it.
I did NOT tell the interviewer I had another offer, but I did let the recruiter know so that he would be aware of my timeline. I did very much communicate and insinuate that if they gave me an offer, that I would definitely choose it over my current (which is true). I took a different spin on it and said, hey - I have an offer, BUT I would really like this position and company much more and think it's a better fit.
Hopefully that was OK. I really do not want to accept and back out of a position, because it will get around the industry and I don't want to develop that type of reputation.
I was interviewed by company A and things were going well. They asked if i was in discussions with other companies. I told them the number of other companies I was talking to(interviewing with) and where we were in the overall process.
Company A moved faster in discussions with me. I did not bring this up on my own, but answered honestly when asked.
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