Okay, it is job opening and hiring month. I have lot of jobs that I submitted interview. On one hand, I want this job, but on the other hand, I don't want to lose that one because I don't get this one. Should I wait for this job to call me to make decison. I mean the choice sometimes is not up to ours.. How do you decide what to pick from. By the way, I don't have any interview yet. But when I do, I may be afraid I am missing out some good ones by making wrong decision. What's your thought on this?
2007-02-09 02:56:26 · 3 answers · asked by mystery t 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Hi, I'm a recruiter. You should first relax, you haven't even gotten any interviews yet so you might not end up having lots of offers to choose from. If you've applied to a bunch of jobs you'll go to interviews as they pop up. You may find that a good looking job doesn't sound so good at the interview or vice versa. So wait and see what you think after each one of your interviews. The pool will be much narrower then. If the first job that makes you an offer sounds really good to you and you can get a decent to good salary that's OK with you, take that job. Don't hold out for offers that might not come. The first person to offer you a good deal should always be the winner, provided that you want that job. If you are really hoping for job A and job B makes you an offer, you can always call job A and tell them that you've had a great offer, but would prefer to work with them. Ask if they can tell you if you are a final candidate. Their answer should help you decided, if you are that torn.
2007-02-09 03:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by hrland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you will NOT have to make a decision at the interview. If an employer pressures you into making a decision like that, you should seriously consider whether you want to work for that type of employer.
Most employers will give you a reasonable amount of time to decide. This will give you an opportunity to go to a company you've already interviewed with and let them know you need a decision soon because you already have an offer on the table. Often (not always) this can expedite the second company's process.
As for having multiple offers in hand, try the following:
Suppose you have 3 offers (A,B,C). They're all good offers and you're unsure which is the best for you.
Now, imagine taking job A. If you take this job, which of the OTHER two will you regret not taking the most?
Repeat this for each job. In the end, you'll have something in your mind which looks like this:
If I take A, I'll regret most not taking B.
If I take B, I'll regret most not taking C.
If I take C, I'll regret most not taking B.
While it's possible for this to loop around, it's more likely you will end up with "regretting" not taking one of the jobs. Consider taking that job out of the three.
Hope this is clear and helps!
2007-02-09 11:26:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful you could endup with no job....See where you woul be the most happy...Which everone comes first go for it if something better comes along quit and go for the better one....
2007-02-09 11:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by someguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋