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How is this done? When it is done? How do you bring it up?
I am talking with three different employers who all seem interested in me (2 I have a phone interview with on Monday) and one I haven't talked with, but I know a person who works there who reports to the COO and has friends in HR, she said based on my resume I can get in.
So maybe it's a bit early, but I'd like to know how this works.
Unless you have some extremely unique skill it probably doesn't happen for you. You could get lucky in a really good market when employers are hurting to find qualified individuals. But I wouldn't bank on it.
My friend in college had kind of a similar situation. She started applying for jobs about 3 months before she graduated, though she never had employers competing for her all at once, she eventually got a few job offers (I think 3) and she just accepted all of them (none of them required her to start work until two months after she graduated, so she had time to keep looking). So, she kept looking and applying for jobs and eventually got a job offer from the company she REALLY wanted, and then emailed all the other companies to let them know she'd no longer be starting with them.
Based on her experience alone, if I was in your situation, I'd accept all the offers and then pick which one to stick with.
Based on her experience alone, if I was in your situation, I'd accept all the offers and then pick which one to stick with.
I would remain interested but only accept the one in which you want. Once you accept you should feel relatively obligated to work there as they may have already told other candidates the job was no longer available etc.
I've had this happen a few times. You do this:
Once you receive all offers let them know you need a little bit to think about it (few hours or a day) unless it's a no brainer decision.
Then you just weigh all the options. Interest in work itself at each job, hours, pay, benefits, location, etc.
It's seriously not that hard.. just weigh ALL the options.
Then, if you know your skill is in demand, I'd typically counter offer. More money, more vacation, etc.
Only once have I ever told someone a salary range and they in return offered more.. so I always ask high. Worse case scenario is they are paying ridiculously lower and are no longer interested, in which you wouldn't want the job anyways.
I've had it happen once before. I received a job offer from the local government a few months after I started my first job. The money was better overall and I was tempted to take it. After all, I wasn't that much invested with my current company, who still had my under probation (so no benefits). I told my current employer about it and they asked if I liked where I was working. I told them yes. They came back with a matching offer a day later. It was a nice (albeit small) victory.
It would have been a pain in the arse for them to get go through the hiring process again. The position was contracted with one of our clients, so they had to approve everything, and my employer didn't want to go through that again. I think this only happens in special circumstances. If you're be easy to replace, it's not going to happen in most cases.
I let the companies know that I am looking and receiving offers. Or, let them know you have more interviews to tend to. They may lose interest, but other times they will offer more competitive wages/salaries.
It's not a bad situation to be in, although I don't like attending more interviews that I have to. It's always good to see what other offers may be on the table though.
If you receive multiple offers, it's okay to let them all know you need a couple of days to consider both offers. Seriously take those days to consider which job works best for you. Once you've made your decision then you begin negotiations. If you want a higher salary, this is the time to ask. Let the employer know you are very interested in the job and your final decision came down to them and another company but the only thing that separated the two companies was the salary. This is where you ask if they can match the salary. If they are truly interested they will match they salary. But if they don't you have to decide if you want to either walk away or just accept the salary you are offered.
My co-worker had it happen to her. She applied for a position and received a job offer, but her current position offered her more money in order to stay. She used that to leverage her job offer and earns more now than she thought she would.
Honestly, I think she lucked into it, but she is a fantastic worker.
I think there is a big difference between having multiple job offers compete for you vs. your current job offering you more to stay. Your current company might have a lot invested in you. It might very well be cheaper for them to offer you more money than it would be to incur the cost of hiring, training and getting a employee up to speed.
I think there is a big difference between having multiple job offers compete for you vs. your current job offering you more to stay. Your current company might have a lot invested in you. It might very well be cheaper for them to offer you more money than it would be to incur the cost of hiring, training and getting a employee up to speed.
That's true. OP - you also don't have companies competing for you at this point...you just have 3 potential jobs. You need to weigh what type of position you are applying for. If it's highly specific and you are very qualified, then sure, if you receive multiple OFFERS then do what you can negotiating wise. If it's entry level, be cautious. If you're easily replaceable and you come in and say another company will pay more they might just tell you to go take that other offer then.
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