How to delay accepting an offer.
I interviewed for a position with Company A. The interviewer told me that he would recommend the company hire me, and that I would be contacted in 7-10 days. Two days ago Company B called me with a much more appealing position. I told the Company B HR person I would interview with them tomorrow. Company A called twenty minutes agao to offer me the job. Should I delay calling Company A until after I interview with Company B tomorrow, or should I just call Company A right now and tell them I'll be in tomorrow afternoon to sign the paperwork? Ask A when they need an answer, then you need to provide it by that time. Otherwise, you could end up with no job at all. Even though you' re interviewing with B tomorrow, it could still be weeks before they make a decision and maybe offer it to you or not. If you can' t afford to spend another 6 months looking in case nothing else turns up, then it is probably best to take A. You haven' t replied to Company A yet? They must have given you a time to respond. If your interview with B is in the morning, go to the interview and decide after that. If your interview with B is in the afternoon, call Company A and accept the offer. It' s not real until you get the letter, anyway. Then go to the interview, and if you decide Company B is better, take that job. Ask Company B to get the letter to you by EOB Friday so you can prepare for work over the weekend. When you get the letter from Company B, call Company A and tell them you received a more favorable offer and must decline. You usually get a few days to respond to the written offer, so use those days to your benefit. It' s not real until you get the letter, anyway. That' s not true actually. When you accept verbally, you' ve accepted. And thousands of jobs every day are done with no letter at all. With that said, you' re not bound to them whether you accept verbally or in writing, but you have given your word so you will be burning a bridge if you screw them over. I called the representative at Company A, and explained that I needed some time to consider the offer. Her attitude was essentially: "Why do you need time? You need to decide right now." I finally convinced her to give me until noon today. After I hung up the phone, I realized that she was essentially browbeating me into accepting the position. And it wasn' t all that great a job either. So I called her today and said I' d had another offer. Had Company A been on the ball and asked me to fill out their paperwork right away instead of waiting ten days, I would have probably taken their position. I hope your interview went well with Company B!!! Well, unfortunately, that' s what my response would have been too. We all know that "need more time" means "I' m hoping for better but I' ll settle for you." No one wants to be told to their faces that they' re second choice. We' d like to live in the dream that you do want to work here. | |
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