Shall I take the offer
In dilemma,seeking help please!
I'm in the middle of interviewing,just received a'so so' offer from a 'so so' company(not in my most favorite list). I haven't heard from my the other interviews from last week. If I take the offer, I won't be able to attend another second interviews in 2 weeks.If I don't take it, I may end up getting nothing.
Your advice is appreciated!
How long have you been looking for a job? Are you employed now? Are there reasons to make a quick job change?
If you just started and have had a couple of interviews and one offer already, or don't need to change.get a job right now, why jump at a "so-so" offer from a "so-so" company?
If you need a job now, or have been looking for a long time and this is the best that has come up, you may want to grab it, put in some time and keep your eyes open for another job.
If you're not working and need a job, take this one, and explain you have some previously scheduled obligations you need to attend to and can't cancel (for all they know, these could be doctor or dental appointments, a meeting with your tax accountant or lawyer, etc.). Tell them you'll take those few hours as unpaid time off.
If you get and go to these other interviews, and get another offer, you'll need to decide at that point what to do. But if you turn down this job and don't get anything else, where will you be?
Thank you! Please refer to my reply to Chet8625.
I think you have to ask yourself which would be better, a so-so job or no job at all. Since you're not working at the moment, I'd be inclined to take the job that's been offered. Just make it clear that you have an appointment you made prior to accepting this job that you feel obligated to keep - adding that you'll be willing to take the time required as a short unpaid leave if necessary. If a significantly better offer should come along, you can accept it, but we probably need to talk about how best to do that without burning a bridge unnecessarily. Zat help?
Paul W. Barada
The Negotiation Expert