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I started a new job last week at Company A. Since then, I was contacted by a recruiter from Company B for an opportunity that's about as close to a perfect match as what I've been looking for over the past few years. Fwiw, I have applied to Company B several times in the past and never received a response, but they are reaching out to me regarding this particular opportunity. I'm comfortable with merely interviewing with Company B as I don't have any strong opinions about Company A just yet; it's more about how enticing this particular opportunity is, not to mention Company B offering much more upside as a whole.
My question is how should I go about letting Company B know my less-than-two-weeks experience with Company A? What's the best way to bring it up while assuring the recruiter that I am still very much interested in Company B without sounding desperate for it (which in all honesty I kinda am)? Would Company B at all be deterred from considering my candidacy because of it?
Also fwiw, I mentioned that "I'm not actively looking right now but I'm still interested" in my initial response to the recruiter to schedule the initial phone interview.
Why not? The first 90 days is for both you AND the company to decide if it's a mutual fit. There's no harm in at least interviewing. There's no guarantee you'll get the job anyway and since the position mirrors what you wanted very closely, go for it! It's early enough that they may have a "backup candidate" to replace you. Just don't make it a habit and make sure the switch should the other company give you an offer is worth burning that bridge.
Don't even hint to your current employer that you are interviewing. If you are offered the perfect job at employer B then resign. If employer B should ask about employer A simply tell them that the position at employer B is what you have been seeking for a long time.
Thanks for the responses. I've had my interview and I thought I'd give a follow up. As a whole the interview didn't go so well, though it's difficult to determine how much the fact that I had started a new job recently hurt my chances. It sounded as if my interviewer was surprised to learn that, despite the fact that I already explained it to the recruiter, and the conversation pretty much ended there.
On a hindsight, it would be understandable they wouldn't be as thrilled or interested in me if they were looking at my older copy of the resume and learned that I had left the position that was most relevant to their interest, but I do wish I was at least given a chance to explain why I left that position.
It sounded as if my interviewer was surprised to learn that, despite the fact that I already explained it to the recruiter, and the conversation pretty much ended there.
That really sucks. I've learned the hard way from experience that recruiters are incompetent. Don't depend on them for anything, even when it comes to passing along your words.
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