Questions about the last step of the hiring process. Possible areas can include how fast to respond, how to handle multiple offers, salary negotiations, etc.
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How can I know when to accept a not ideal job opportunity, or turn it down and keep looking? [closed]
I recently switched careers (into IT from a non-IT job) and completed a certification/internship program. I live in Tampa and I've been actively interviewing for roughly a month, with a couple of ...
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How can I handle a job offer with a start date is before notice period expires?
I got a job offer which wants me to start very soon (next week). Unfortunately, the notice period at my current job is much longer, 1 month.
I would like to take this job but do not want to leave ...
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What factors are important to take into consideration when negotiating an offer? [closed]
I'm a software engineer and I got an offer from a software company in a different country. It covers the most important things like the salary or various benefits. What more questions should I ask or ...
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2answers
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Potential risks of rescinding verbal acceptance to apply for a different position with the same company
I applied to two CO-OP positions at the same company and I have already been interviewed for the first position.
A few days later I received an offer but I realized that this is does not align with ...
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2answers
556 views
How can I communicate I am leaving a company to someone I hired who hasn't started?
Although I am enjoying my current job, I am planning to move to another company as I would like to face new challenges and learn new technology. However, I think that the problem that I am facing now ...
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What are the career risks of taking a job related to adult entertainment?
I'm looking for a job and I have an offer I am considering. The company seems like a nice place to work, I like the team, I can make a contribution and also learn something. The unusual feature is ...
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I made a commitment I'm not able to fulfill. How can I avoid making commitments I can't keep? [closed]
I have been working for a company where I have a VISA and my management was not able to utilize that VISA and was not willing to allow me to transfer to a position I really wanted within the company. ...
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My ex-employer wants me back. How should I evaluate?
My previous employer recently reached out to explore possibility of getting me back on board.
I worked with them for 6+ years before moving on three years ago, basically to check out grass on the ...
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Am I required to join a company if I have signed a written job offer from them? [closed]
I am serving my notice period with my current employer as I received a job offer from a very good consulting firm some weeks back. The firm asked me to send them a signed copy of the offer letter as ...
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3answers
514 views
Did I Make a mistake by sharing my salary to my future employer?
I am planning to leave my current job and therefore I have interviewed with a company a couple of days back. At the end of the day of my interview, during a discussion with the HR of the company, I ...
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1answer
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What are the risks and benefits of working at a start up over an established Company
I have currently have 2 offers I am considering:
Company A is a very big and famous MNC.
Company B is a recent start-up, that has established itself and is really starting to expand
What are the ...
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177 views
What are the risks associated with declining a job offer 'Too Early'?
Lately one of my relatives got joining offer letters from two software companies. Both had the joining dates of two months later.
The relative had chosen one company but decided to inform the other ...
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1answer
155 views
How to overcome the dilemma caused by delay in receiving offer letter? [closed]
I was recently interviewed by a giant software consulting firm. There were around 8 rounds of interview over phone and face-to-face spanned over 45 days. I attended the last round termed as salary ...
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1answer
118 views
Taking a job after already tentatively accepting another offer [duplicate]
I am currently employed at a middle-sized company. The pay and work environment aren't great, so I've been looking for another job for the past few months.
About 5 weeks ago (March 11 for the sake of ...
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2answers
178 views
Potential employer asks about other job offers? [duplicate]
If an employer asks me the details of other job offers - (company and salary offered), should I always tell them?
Once I had been asked both and I gave them that info. What happened next stunned me. ...
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1answer
101 views
Should someone accept a job offer that pays less? [closed]
This seems like an easy, but people would not want to burn a bridge. This would be looking at moving from one company to another (not internal nor looking to get into the workforce). Should someone ...
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3answers
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What is the origin of “Junior” and “Senior” terms to refer to positions?
When looking at companies' job offers, it is common to see junior and senior positions which are clearly distinguished in their offers, each one with its respective requirements. In several cases the ...
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What should I do when I've been verbally told I would get an offer letter, but still haven't gotten one after 4 weeks?
I live in Europe and have had some interviews with a very big MNC based in Belgium. They said they will give me an offer letter in a few days, however I am still waiting for it. The date that they ...
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2answers
282 views
Is it acceptable to leave my part-time job for another full time job offer?
After being unemployed and struggling to find a full time job, I accepted a part time job with an organization I really respect. Overall, I am enjoying the job and it will help my career in the long ...
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322 views
How should I professionally handle a job offer when the potential employer is pushy?
The situation: I had been unemployed a few months. Unfortunately, my financial reserves were low. I was receiving unemployment benefits, but those would be stopped if I turned down an employment ...
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0answers
133 views
How to handle a high-pressure offer deadline [duplicate]
I received a verbal offer from one of the companies I've been interviewing with on Monday and they wanted me to give them a decision "by the end of the week". I explained that I am currently ...
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1answer
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How can I break a verbal commitment without burning bridges with my current employer?
I have verbally agreed to a 6-month project through an outsourcing agency because I could not find any other work. Now that I have agreed, I suddenly have numerous opportunities from outside the ...
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4answers
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Training position after one year of full employment
I have been offered a 6-month software developer training position. I've been working for one year as a software developer employed in another company. The company after the training period, if the ...
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4answers
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Do you still negotiate when going through a staffing agency?
It's said you should always negotiate salary. However, I'm looking at some contract-to-hire type positions through a staffing agency. Typically, the agency "presents" me at a given hourly rate that we ...
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2answers
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Initial job offer, how do I ask more because it is even less than the minimum salary advertised for this position? [duplicate]
I have just got an initial job offer for $75k + benefits. However, the salary for this job was $40 to $50/hr (advertised on their website). This is my first job in the USA, and I have no industry ...
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1answer
437 views
How do I politely defer a job offer acceptance or ask for a faster decision? [duplicate]
I am interviewing for two positions in which I feel I have a strong lead. Both jobs involve relocation. I have a preferred job. I think I will receive an offer from my less preferred job first.
Can ...
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3answers
989 views
How do I respond to a low-ball offer?
Consider if I work in a city making X, and am offered a job in another city for also X. The new city has a cost of living that is almost double where I currently live, yet the offer is the same as ...
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3answers
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Should I keep looking after accepting a job offer?
I am now in graduate school and accepted an offer around the beginning of December last year for a job that would start in June of this year. The offer is pretty good, but since there's so much time ...
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6answers
891 views
How to refuse an interview invitation with a bad company?
I'm currently on the market and my CV is opened to the public on multiple job search sites. I have sent my CV to multiple companies and some have found me online and contacted me. One of the companies ...
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4answers
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Should I accept a delayed and nebulously defined promotion?
My employer is looking at creating a Media Specialist position. This theoretically would lead to a higher pay grade and hence be a promotion. However there are a couple aspects of the situation that ...
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Title Definition [closed]
I've been working within a company a while as a Support agent, but have now reached the point were I've developed enough technical and soft skills to have my manager accept that my current job title ...
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How to be in less risky and most profitable situation while moving from top most MNC to smaller firm? [closed]
I am currently working for a Multinational IT outsourcing Organization in India. It is one of the top ten IT Organizations in India. Due to various reasons things are not going well with the current ...
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Leaving a job very early to accept another offer
I was unemployed for a few months and during that time I interviewed with lots of companies.
One of them was very quick and offered me a job very fast. They was not my favorite company and I thought ...
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3answers
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How can I say no to a company after being selected?
After a couple rounds of interviews, a company has offered me a position and asked me to come in to fill out the paperwork.
I was quite ok with the offer, but have come to learn (from friends who ...
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3answers
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What factors should I consider when evaluating a job offer to work with a specific software platform?
I am currently working as a .NET 4.0 developer for a company, and would like to aim to grow in my career and reach a leadership position. I currently am not the lead developer, however I am his "right ...
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2answers
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Do I have any legal recourse regarding verbal job offer?
I received a verbal offer, "...contingent on background, drug, and physical...", from a company that stated in the interview process they "do not do offer letters." This is a privately-held, ...
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Can I tell a potential employer the dollar amount of other offers?
I am a senior in college, looking at getting a job. I have interviewed recently at several places. One of them gave me an offer, with a dollar amount mentioned, and told me that it was confidential. ...
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Might be fired from a part-time job before starting a full-time job
I hope this is a relevant question. I'm a senior in college and have recently accepted a full-time offer to be an IT Business Analyst at a company that's opening up a new office in the area.
However, ...
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How can I delay job offer acceptance? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I coordinate the process of pursuing multiple job opportunities at the same time?
I was offered a job at a company, and I only have one week to respond. The offer ...
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Turning down job offers while maintaining business relations
I recently decided to go on a job hunt and I have approached several companies and got accepted for several places and was offered a working contract.
Eventually, I decided on which job offer to ...
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Is it common for a company to change the job title (less interesting) when giving the offer letter? [closed]
This happened to me last year when I was looking for a job change and my reason for posting this is to learn something out of this unusual experience:
Scenario:
I started interviewing with this ...
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5answers
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How can I negotiate for additional vacation time instead of extra salary?
I've just gotten an attractive job offer. I've been doing a lot of reading about negotiations, here on Stack Exchange and elsewhere. The general gist seems to be that it's silly to leave money on the ...
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How to renege implicit verbal acceptance of a job offer
Side-note: This is subtly different from other similar questions already on the site, so please read before marking as duplicate.
I applied for 2 jobs at the same time -- let's call them Initech and ...
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Trusting a big name brand employer that seems unstable
After about 6 interviews with a big MNC that included an IQ test and a personality/behavioral assessment with some sort of shrink, the MNC extended a "verbal" offer, complete with pay, PTO and ...
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Protocol for courteously declining a job offer when using a Recruiter
I have applied for several jobs through different recruiters. I have been offered multiple jobs. During the interview process I have been honest with the recruiters and the companies letting them know ...
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Salary negotiation - technique
During the negotiation process, after I get a formal offer, is it okay to list out current compensation, benefits with current company with those of new job offer and send it to new company's HR? So ...
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Is suggesting a monthly or yearly increase in salary better?
Depending on how an offer is written, it may state a monthly or yearly salary. For example, "Your monthly salary will be $5,000" vs "Your yearly salary will be $60,000, paid monthly" represents the ...
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What is the proper sequence to negotiate/ask about payment and benefits in a job offer?
Situation:
Receive job offer and have questions and desire to make a counteroffer. Assume this offer has been communicated via email after a phone conversation but these principles would apply for a ...
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Is it better to wait for a promotion or to look for a new job?
I am really happy working on my current project, with my current team and manager. My manager told me I have been nominated for a promotion but there's some resistance from HR given some circumstances ...
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Resigned before accepting a conditional offer
I made a very rash decision now I am regretting it to the bone. I accepted a conditional letter from a company for a full time job while working in a per-week job. I was asked when I would like to ...
