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I accepted an job two weeks ago over the phone but haven't sign any contract yet. I am planning to start in about a month. But now I just saw another position in the same company that it's a better fit for me. Both positions are similar but the second is tailored more to my skill set. Is it unprofessional for me to apply for the second position? My friends tell me the company will have a bad impression of me if I go back on the original offer. If I do apply for the second position, do I need to mention that I already accepted an offer but feel this one suits me even better (or wait until I am actually shortlisted for an interview to go into this)? The company is pretty big so I am not sure if the same HR person will look at my resume. Thanks for any advice.
If you want a better job, apply for the better job. There's certainly no guarantee you'll get it. And if you do get an offer, you can use at as leverage to get whatever you're looking for out of the first job.
how big is the company and what industry? I would tread carefully to be honest- even if it's a big company, most recruiters share information. And if the job is "pretty much the same" - wouldn't you think word would get back to the folks you interviewed with and the hiring manager?
This just seems like a bad idea to me- you're running the risk of getting your offer rescinded. Why not just take the job and be happy with it?
Next time send a follow up email letting them know you accepted just to have it in writing.
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Originally Posted by Bo
If you want a better job, apply for the better job. There's certainly no guarantee you'll get it. And if you do get an offer, you can use at as leverage to get whatever you're looking for out of the first job.
Actually the best course of action is to look up the company's policy by calling HR...ANONYMOUSLY No one does that rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrright, truthfully he should just ask his referral about the most likely outcome as every firm treats this situation differently. Essentially, by doing this you are telling the Hiring Manager that you don't want this Job and newsflash while departments in big companies are typically isolated the Hiring Managers DO talk to one another.
Most firms have a policy which explicitly states that as soon as you accept an offer whether verbally or in writing, you automatically start the pre-probation phase. One you accept no outs and then you are put on actual probation from anywhere between 30 days to 6 months. Only AFTER your probation period has ended can an employee think about contacting other departments/divisions/teams, and typically (depends on firm) only AFTER 1yr can employees transfer to different departments.
...This just seems like a bad idea to me- you're running the risk of getting your offer rescinded. Why not just take the job and be happy with it?
I agree. HR will be aware of your applying for the 2nd position after having accepted the 1st position. This will not please the manager for the 1st position. You're taking a chance that your offer on the 1st position will be rescinded.
I accepted an job two weeks ago over the phone but haven't sign any contract yet. I am planning to start in about a month. But now I just saw another position in the same company that it's a better fit for me. Both positions are similar but the second is tailored more to my skill set. Is it unprofessional for me to apply for the second position? My friends tell me the company will have a bad impression of me if I go back on the original offer. If I do apply for the second position, do I need to mention that I already accepted an offer but feel this one suits me even better (or wait until I am actually shortlisted for an interview to go into this)? The company is pretty big so I am not sure if the same HR person will look at my resume. Thanks for any advice.
I agree with others. You accepted this job and negotiated a longer than usual transition period between your old job and this one. They acted in good faith in granting you this. I would feel taken advantage of, if I were the hiring manager and found out that you had applied for another position AFTER accepting mine.
The fact that you continued to look, after you accepted my position would cause me to question your commitment to this position, and whether I wanted to invest time and resources to someone who already had one foot out the door. If you'd applied BEFORE we offered you a position, it'd be a different story.
I agree with others. You accepted this job and negotiated a longer than usual transition period between your old job and this one. They acted in good faith in granting you this. I would feel taken advantage of, if I were the hiring manager and found out that you had applied for another position AFTER accepting mine.
The fact that you continued to look, after you accepted my position would cause me to question your commitment to this position, and whether I wanted to invest time and resources to someone who already had one foot out the door. If you'd applied BEFORE we offered you a position, it'd be a different story.
Tread carefully!
Agreed totally.
I keep seeing these sort of questions lately.
I think people need to stick to their word and honor in commitments.
If it's in the same company, I wouldn't do it. It starts you out on the wrong foot with the internal politicking that is bound to occur.
the OP says it is with the same company in his first post
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