Timeline for How to ask for more time before deciding to accept/reject offer letter?
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| Mar 7 at 2:08 | comment | added | bta | Your "second option" really needs more emphasis as it's very effective while being safe. It doesn't affect company A at all, it shows company B that you're very serious about working for them, and if you're a strong candidate, it might entice a better offer from company B. It doesn't reflect negatively on you no matter the outcome. I've used this tactic before in my own job searches. | |
| Mar 6 at 11:49 | comment | added | ThaRobster | For me this is the best answer. In my industry, it is actually pretty common for people to pull out of the hiring process at any point and for many reasons. For me there is nothing wrong with accepting a role and agreeing a start date, then an amount of time before that date contacting them and saying something like "on reflection, this isn't the right opportunity for me, I'm sorry to let you down" or whatever. If a company blacklists you for that, you didn't want to work for them in the first place | |
| Mar 6 at 1:46 | comment | added | arp | The last bit of this answer is the way -- contact Company B and say "I've got two job offers in hand, but I really like you, is there any way you can accelerate your decision?" | |
| Mar 5 at 23:12 | comment | added | Simon Geard | And never assume that burning bridges has no wider consequences. People regularly move around different companies in a similar industry... I've got former colleagues at every major IT company in my city, and I keep in touch with many of them. So if someone at company B happens to ask a friend at company A about the new hire who previously worked at A, think about what they might say if you'd showed up, took your pay for a month's onboarding and training, and then bailed for a better offer. | |
| Mar 5 at 12:51 | comment | added | Gh0stFish | @SouravGhosh companies frequently withdraw offers or make people redundant, so it's not something that you have to imagine. But how exactly is it more ethical to accept the job, let the company go through the process and costs of onboarding and training you, and then to get a new job leave after a few weeks? You're wasting far more of the company's time and resources by doing that. | |
| Mar 5 at 12:33 | comment | added | Sourav Ghosh | OK, I take back that "I think ..." part, the remainder of the comment is still valid. I'd strongly advise against withdrawing the acceptance to join another company/ offer, in some parts of the world this might be the fastest way to get blacklisted for future opportunities, in some other part it might be perfectly acceptable and standard, but nonetheless, it's unethical at best (imagine being on the receiving end of this behaviour). YMMV. | |
| Mar 5 at 11:19 | history | edited | Rohit Gupta | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Corrected typos and made some sentences shorter
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| Mar 5 at 10:02 | comment | added | Gh0stFish | @SouravGhosh, if I meant that then I would have written it. If OP is still wanting to get a different job, then they should continue hunting for one - pausing their search for however long it takes between accepting the offer and actually starting the job doesn't benefit them. | |
| Mar 5 at 9:41 | comment | added | Sourav Ghosh | "But what you can do is to accept the offer, and then continue to job search" No. The appropriate version would be (and I think what you meant) "But what you can do is to accept the offer, join them and then continue to job search". Usually you should be off the job market between accepting an offer and joining. | |
| Mar 5 at 9:33 | history | answered | Gh0stFish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |