Questions tagged [job-offer]
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 do you ask about job position number one after interviewing for job position number two?
I'm more interested in position one but got an interview for position two. I would like to have a shot at position one, so how do I ask about the application status of position one when I just got ...
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Employment Verification [closed]
Will a current employer perform employment verification for more than 1 potential employer? I am currently in Notice, but 2 companies are starting background checks simultaneously. Company A whose ...
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Backing out of a job offer after verbal offer but before receiving/signing formal offer
So I applied for a job role with another company, went through the interview stage and was then contacted by said company and told they wished to make me an offer. The representative from the company ...
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Job offer doesn't smell quite right - is this a scam?
I'm currently looking for work and was contacted last week by a company interested in my LinkedIn profile.
After providing my resume and completing a questionnaire, today the company offered me the ...
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Committing for a shorter time than employer wants
I have been offered a job as a junior software engineer (with little to no previous experience) in a scale up.
I have not accepted yet, as it turns out they have a very restrictive non compete clause ...
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How do I turn down an offer accepted verbally and via email?
I verbally (and via email) accepted an offer and was told background checks etc. would take two weeks, and when they were done the contract would be issued - I haven’t signed anything legally binding ...
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Am I getting "scammed"? (Job Search)
I am currently in the software dev job market. Been applying for about 2 months now. Two days ago I receive:
"We appreciate your interest in the [----] position.
Your application was approved ...
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Salary Range Negotiation [duplicate]
Suppose a company advertises a salary range between $80K-$200K. If a person is given a job offer with a salary of $100K, is it usually very difficult for him to negotiate an offer of say $190K ...
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Would this count as moonlighting? [closed]
I accepted and signed an internship offer for the summer of 2024 last spring. I love this firm (A) and i think it would be a great fit for me plus the pay is amazing. However, recently i interviewed ...
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Responding to congrats emails from potential colleagues when I'm about to decline the job offer
I received job offers from two different companies. When I got the offer from the 2nd place (a startup), I got emails from most of my interviewers (potential coworkers/colleagues) and from the Tech VP ...
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Changed Job Title on Resume
I applied at a job with a resume that had my job title as Software Engineer as I was instructed to change it to match industry standards while my real job title is Programmer. Will that look bad if ...
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Is it legal to retract from an accepted conditional offer?
I live in the UK and accepted a conditional offer. All my reference checks have come back clear and I am now waiting for a start date.
However, I have been waiting more than a week despite being told ...
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Can I leave after signing the offer letter?
I want to seek some advice I have 1 offer for the SDET role and I received an offer letter today HR is calling me again and again to make sure that I have confirmed and signed the offer letter because ...
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Is it common to demote a new employee due to low salary?
Recently, I was interviewed for a senior position in a well-known company. The interview process was smooth and pleasant but challenging from the technical perspective. In the end, I received an offer ...
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Consultancy Company vs Getting Hired By Client
Suppose a person works for a business consulting company for a client company and that client company offers him a full time position.
In most cases, would it be best just to take the offer from the ...
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How to Deal with a Job Offer If Currently Working
How can someone handle an unofficial job offer from Company A while already employed at Company B, especially when they haven't been informed about the salary and benefits offered by Company A?
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Struggling to get a job contract/start date after accepted written offer
I'm growing quite irritated so I'd appreciate any input please..
I accepted a written (conditional) job offer with Company X more than 2 weeks ago and there's no contract in sight. Since there was no ...
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Company forcing to give previous company offer letter
I joined a new company in India & they are forcing me to provide last companies offer letter holding my salary against it. My previous company is based in usa. I told my current company that offer ...
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Third party recruiter claims I need to go through her to talk with a company about a job, how true is this?
A little while ago I was looking for a job and company X offered me one of the most competitive offers I had received. I ultimately took a different position, but due to some unrelated issues I'm ...
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Leased worker: Better position, same company, 2 different hiring companies, not yet started
I have signed a contract [P1] as a lease employee for H company [H] with middle-man [M1] (Lease and employment both start at the same time).
I have the second and final face-to-face interview with ...
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How should I proceed when the recruiter I was working with was laid off?
I interviewed at a company months ago after being contacted by a recruiter for an open position. I worked with this same recruiter throughout the interview process. They stated up front that they didn'...
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Company wants to see offer letter received from another company to match salary
I love my job but I've been offered a job at a different company with slightly more salary. As I was in two minds to take the offer, I discussed with my current company if there is anything that can ...
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Counter offer to new acquiring company
I am working as a engineer for a few years at a small business, the business was recently sold to a large corporation. This corporation made it clear from the beginning that they only had plans to ...
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Can I accept the original job offer after they didn't reply to my counter offer? [duplicate]
They usually reply really fast and I'm supposed to start tomorrow. But they haven't replied to my counter offer. It was kind of my fault as when they asked me if I was okay with this salary BEFORE ...
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What should I do if the HR is being less responsive?
I received a written job offer and accepted it just a day after. Since the workplace is in another country, it takes some time for registration process and I was asked to send some documents for that.
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I'm unsure about how is my CAD related profession called
I am studying electronic engineering but due to my passion for 3D modeling I applied for drone assembly and within first few months due to persistent contacting with management I worked my way up ...
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Is it polite to keep a contract offer "on hold" while I wait for other offers to potentially materialize?
I am in the process of changing jobs.
I have sent my CV around quite a bit in the last months and I finally landed some interviews.
Most of them have been for the same company, but different ...
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Is having to split time in two teams for 6 months while waiting for new role to be created exploitative?
I'm currently working at a company as a software engineer and I've been looking for internal job opportunities for personal growth and change of domain.
I've heard news of a new role (first of its ...
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Will my prospective employer contact my past employer after I’ve signed the offer letter?
I received an offer letter today from a big-name sports organization. However I have to resign from my current job and feel as though though once I resign it will burn a bridge, deeming me “ineligible ...
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Negotiate unofficial offer?
I've applied for a job and went through three interviews. Today I got an email from the HR person who conducted the first interview. It says that the team is going to make me an offer that will most ...
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If I sign a job offer while on PTO, should I give notice as soon as I sign it or when I come back to work?
I am not sure if I should contact HR while on PTO just to give notice.
Contractually specified notice period is three weeks. If I wait till I come back, I will be giving them notice period of three ...
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If there's a delay caused by a background check and the start date needs to be pushed back, should a new contract or contract amendment be signed?
I told them I need to give my current employer a notice period of three weeks. Then I received an offer letter with a start date which respects that. The offer letter says it is subject to background ...
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When to reject job offer when I have another offer in hand?
I had a final interview with company A. They sent me a formal offer (contract and all), and asked how long I would need to make my decision. We agreed to another call in 7 days, which, I've read, is a ...
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How to tell current internship that I've signed elsewhere after graduation?
First post here so bear with me if I forget some rules.
Background: I'm a senior in college remotely interning part-time at Company A. The internship offer letter from Company A said that it's set to ...
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Are financial penalties common in job offers?
I am in the EU and I recently got a job offer for a remote role from a games developing startup. The contract however is full of very high financial penalties(tens of thousands of euros) on several ...
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Rejecting a job offer within the same company that really doesn't fit me well—do I explain myself?
I was recently offered a job that really doesn't feel like the right fit for me. Some red flags during the interview, offer, and subsequent discussions were raised. The problem is that this is a large ...
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Received a job offer email followed by rejection email [closed]
I received an email from the recruitment manager that my interview was successful however, few days later I received an email from the system that my interview was unsuccessful. I was really happy ...
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Is it common practice for a company to request a background check before a job offer?
I applied for a job in a bank. HR told me that the next step is that they would like to perform a background check on me. In my past experience with applying for a job, I have always gotten the offer ...
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Job Offer: Exchange Health Insurance for Higher Salary?
This question is from the United States.
Summary: I am looking for a job with better health insurance. I want to negotiate higher salary instead of offered plan and be self-insured, is it reasonable?
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How do I politely remind my boss about his decision?
I am currently working as an intern at a mid-range startup. After the end of my first internship period , since the project that I am doing here got good results, my boss asked me to extend the ...
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Is it fair treatment when someone promises me a job and then says they wait for more applications?
I have worked as a contract worker at company A for 4 months. I was covering someone's leave of absence. I like the people and the work.
Recently the employee whom I was covering for returned to the ...
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Why would someone ask about your citizen status in a 1v1 [closed]
Suppose an external consultant is working for a company. Why would a manager for that company ask about his citizen status in a 1v1? Is that a sign that that the company wants to hire him?
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Is a husband-and-wife executive team a red flag?
I have an offer for a job at quite a small company, but the size of the company already has me somewhat tentative about accepting. I've also just discovered that the CEO and CTO are married. Is this a ...
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Rescinding job offer acceptance for a different offer
I was laid off back in September and started to apply for new positions right away. I submitted my resume to every opportunity I seemed qualified for and it took a while to get any bites.
I was in ...
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Received an offer letter with no salary specified
I'm a new grad from college and I've recently received an offer letter from a company for a full-time position. Upon reading the offer letter, I see that no salary was included in the offer letter. I ...
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Offered a job that does not exist... yet (apparently)
I recently applied for a position in my current company (UK Based). Due to lack of experience, I did not get the job and instead it went to someone else internally.
Since then (2 months later) they ...
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Nearly Perfect Offer, Except for Title
I'm about to receive an offer that is quite aligned with my experience, and the pay is excellent. However, I'm concerned about the implications of the title change based on my career trajectory.
At my ...
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Is it rude to let the recruiter / manager / interviewer know that you have / wait for other job offers?
I am expecting that I will get a call from my interviewer (who will be my future manager) that they want to hire me. I had two meetings there (company B) but just want to get information on how this ...
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Best way to Negotiate Salary?
I think will be getting a job offer soon. They interviewed with me 4 times now.
They kept asking what I want or my salary range. I never gave them a clue. At the end told them if they think I can ...
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I have received an affirmative, but I am still in the final stages of several application processes - how to maximize ones options?
From my first application, I got an affirmative via phone some days ago and an e-mail with details about my salary, bonuses and so on. The interview was good, for the role, I am a great match from my ...
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