During an interview is it alright to negotiate for work timings?

Question

I have an interview (yeah you said I will do it fans and I did so thank you guys) and its as AVP - Operations tomorrow at 10 PM. They told me the work timings will be from 9 to 6.30 which I think is a bit off the line... 9 am work? That is so out of line!!

Can I negotiate timing? I would like to report at 10 am and then work however long but its the morning time frame which brings me down but dont ask about the pay! It beats my current job twice ! and the modeling comes as bonus! LOL

Your hypocritical answers dont help, not unless you know what you are talking about.... but this is because there is something called Negotiations, which most Directors, Vice Presidents, General Managers and the liked are trained on... Anyways thank you !!

Answer 1

A first interview is just not a good time to negotiate things. There are some issues associated with hiring that you want to put off until after you have made a good impression and made the person on the other side of the desk want to hire you.
Depending on the size of the company, the person who does your first interview may not even be the one who makes decisions on these things. (I had to interview with 4 different people before a decision was made to hire me and if I had objected to the start time with the first interviewer, I would have never made it to the 4th person who was the actual decision maker).
I would go in and impress them by showing them what a hard worker you are and the things you have accomplished at jobs in the past. It's a very competitive job market right now and I guarantee they have 4 people lined who would love the job, no matter what the hours. It doesn’t hurt to ask if the hours are flexible, but you aren't in a position to negotiate yet.
When a job offer is made, you are in a position to come back to them with a counter offer before you accept. That is the time to negotiate for a later start time. By that time, they will have already decided they like you and want to hire you, and they will also have invested in you. They will be more receptive to making a concession on work times.

For the record, some technology fields are much more flexible about start times (my boyfriend is a computer programmer who doesn’t start until noon, but he also works 50 hours a week and sometimes works through the night). It all depends on how collaborative your work is going to be, and also if your business is on the west coast and you work with people on the east coast, it will be harder for them to let you come in later (because of the time difference).

Answer 2

I don't think a 9 am start is at all outrageous. If you think about it, most of the daytime working world is hard at it by or before 9.

It might be nice to work from 10am to whatever, but for most business that's just too late a start.

You could ask if the hours could start at 10, but I wouldn't push it or you'll come off as a princess and possibly not get the job.

Answer 3

in no way negotiate profits on the 1st interview. the 1st interview is for the corporate to take a no longer ordinary seem at you, base on your capability set, compentancies and ideas-set. you be conscious of what the job is providing so the corporate will assume which you think of it rather is appropriate by employing taking the interview. If the corporate believes your a tournament for the job then the two a 2d interview or a job grant will happen, it rather is while it rather is appropriate to start negotiating. Employers are keen to barter, noticeably in the event that they suspect your the appropriate candidate and the only they want. yet all companies have salalry policies, and often of thumb maximum beginning salaries marketed on the open marketplace (soliciting for first interviews) are approximately 10% bigger then contemporary workers in those self same jobs (or comparable ones) are making, so an company should not be keen to bypass plenty bigger till they actually believe you may grant some thing to justify this severe repayment verses the peer team interior their employer. yet back, you will no longer get to any of this till they think of your the superb guy or woman, it rather is what the 1st interview is for. in the event that they arrive back to you after the 1st then it rather is the superb time to debate profits. in case you attempt on the 1st, this is the quickest thank you to be scratched off the checklist, or at a minimum puzzling to triumph over. despite the fact that in the event that they enhance money only say " i'm right here so as which you would be able to take a stable seem at me, and that i a seem on the employer, to make specific we are a "in good shape". If we the two believe we are then we are able to communicate profits as quickly as we get to the subsequent step" Your may even get extra then you easily envisioned by employing appearing as a specialist. stable good fortune >

Answer 4

There are many employers who have a flexible timing rules, or even to working times from 9 to 6;30 and to 10 to 7;30... I think you can make it... And I think that it is honest from you to openly discuss this during the interview, just try to find the correct moment, as soon as you feel they are positive to hire you and jump into details of work and badge and all that stuff you better use a minute to express that it would be really much better for you to get started at 10AM daily and leaving an hour late... (don´t think that would be an issue).

Answer 5

The best thing that I can say to you is that it is worth a shot at asking them about maybe rescheduling when your start time is. But make sure to do it at the correct time when you feel you have the best chance at having obtained the job. But if it is a set in stone thing that this company has done for years I would in all honesty not expect much give in being allowed to start later. Sometimes to be the perfect candidate that they want you have to be flexible with your schedule to meet with there expectations. Good luck and I hope that all goes well and hope to hear the good news that you get the job.

Answer 6

9 am is pretty standard. If you feel that you absolutely have to negotiate, don't do it at the interview, especially not the first interview - they'll just find someone else more flexible. I'd wait until they actually offer you the position to negotiate things like that.

Answer 7

No an interview is not the best time to talk about start time. A 9am start is pretty standard and reasonable. I have to be at work by 8am. I wouldn't even bring it up honestly, I think if you do they will find someone else who is willing to work the hours they put forth. At least that's what I would do if I were the one conducting the interview. I wouldn't bother hiring someone that had issues with when we started our work day.

Answer 8

9 am is out of line? And just why do you say that? I don't thing that "but I want to sleep in" would be a very good negotiating point.

Answer 9

In the interview, you can ask about the possibility of a schedule change but unless they made you a job offer, you have no leverage to negotiate a work schedule.

Answer 10

Hi MG,
Boy, have you got a fanbase!
NicoleW has it -- I just got some advice from a friend who was a recruiter: First, show them why they need you. Then, when (if) they call, negotiate what you want. In your case (having no idea what your field is), consider that your report time may be much easier to manipulate after you've "settled-in".