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Job dilemma
I had an interview yesterday with a company in Manchester. It went fairly well, and the work I'd be doing looks interesting. I think it pretty likely they'll offer me the job.
I'm also looking at a job with a certain multinational based in Dublin. That's something that really excites me!
Problem - I will probably get an offer with Manchester in the next couple of days. Most likely tomorrow. I'd really like to see how the Dublin job goes though. They'll take at least a couple of days to get back to me with an interview date. That isn't going to be immediate, and they'll take a while after that to get back to me with an offer.
So there's the bird in the hand and a very juicy tasty looking one in the bush. I need to work out my options.
What are my option here?
I can't tell Manchester to hold off for that long.
I can say no and be hopeful. I can accept and tell the Dublin company that they snoozed and losed. That seems like missing out on something that I've been realy excited over. I can accept and then change my mind last minute. That seems like I'd be messing Manchester around a bit. Plus I need to spend time getting myself sorted. Any other options?
I'm also looking at a job with a certain multinational based in Dublin. That's something that really excites me!
Problem - I will probably get an offer with Manchester in the next couple of days. Most likely tomorrow. I'd really like to see how the Dublin job goes though. They'll take at least a couple of days to get back to me with an interview date. That isn't going to be immediate, and they'll take a while after that to get back to me with an offer.
So there's the bird in the hand and a very juicy tasty looking one in the bush. I need to work out my options.
What are my option here?
I can't tell Manchester to hold off for that long.
I can say no and be hopeful. I can accept and tell the Dublin company that they snoozed and losed. That seems like missing out on something that I've been realy excited over. I can accept and then change my mind last minute. That seems like I'd be messing Manchester around a bit. Plus I need to spend time getting myself sorted. Any other options?
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If you get an offer from Manchester, you could ask them to wait for a few days, contact Dublin and put a rocket up their backsides - tell them honestly that while you'd much prefer to work for them, you can't chuck over another good offer while they faff about. Co-operate, but give them a deadline and don't let them mess you about.
I had a bit of a similar dilemma reasonably recently. In the end the second company were clearly not ever going to come through - it turned out that while the guy had interviewed me with great enthusiasm, he didn't actually have authority to hire - so I was very happy to take the job that came through with an actual offer. And it turned out to be a really nice contract.
It's not ideal to accept the Manchester job but continue to pursue Dublin and take it if it comes through, but it is an option. You'd have to weigh up how much it mattered to you, over professional good behaviour.