Timeline for Am graduating May 2018, offered a full time position with a decision deadline of Dec 2017. Is it okay to request an extension of six months?
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| Aug 8, 2017 at 20:07 | comment | added | Mister Mister | P.S for all down voters, please note the question linked as a duplicate, where the answers echo something I believe in, which is that you keep looking out for yourself and keep doors open. | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 20:01 | comment | added | Mister Mister | @tpepin96 by "burn away good references" I assume you mean eroding the chance of ever being able to apply there again? In my experience for large companies like the one you are describing, the chances are slim that would be the case. HR needs to fill seats and most likely your just a number in a small crowd they can do that with. Anyway, why should you care about one when there are a plethora of other opportunities out there? | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 19:42 | history | edited | Mister Mister | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2017 at 17:58 | comment | added | Mister Mister | I know, I know. It sounds like terrible advice. Frankly I would expect more down votes. I will add more info to my answer to explain. | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 21:23 | comment | added | lynn | As others have said, I wouldn't want to burn away any good references by accepting an offer and then denying it. Further, can you expand on the benefits of bouncing around? | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 20:02 | comment | added | Mister Mister | @Paparazzi. I never said it was. I indicated its about building experience. References come later when you are no longer wet behind the ears. P.S. when companies lay off people without 2 weeks notice .. isn't that like stiffing them? Yet they do it all the time and still get applications. Why? Supply and demand. If your skills are in demand you can get hired without great references. | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 20:01 | comment | added | Mister Mister | On a side note, some may argue that a lot of job changes in a short while look bad on a resume. Well, first off .. why put all that on a resume then? Secondly, if I was interviewing such a person and they explained that they have "been around" and now finally know what they want to do for sure, which is why they are applying with me ... I would be more convinced than vs. say ... this is your first job and you're trying to convince me this is really what you want to do ... really? how would you know since you haven't really been around? | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 20:00 | comment | added | paparazzo | Stiffing a company like that is not a way to build references. | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 19:57 | history | answered | Mister Mister | CC BY-SA 3.0 |