Additional interviews after a job offer

Innerapple

Say 'Yes' to the contract you've been offered AND go to the interviews. Even if it's only to increase your interview experience and make you feel better about the role you've accepted - you never know, you may find you don't want any of the other jobs once you've been to the interviews :cool:

Just a few weeks before Christmas someone didn't show up for their first day of work at the company I work for. She didn't let anyone know and she'd signed a contract, come in to meet the team etc. Turns out she'd accepted another job but hadn't bothered to let anyone know. So long as your level of professionalism is higher than this then I think you can hold your head up high!

Good luck at the interviews and I hope you're offered a good role which is more permanent/convenient and better paid but, if not, then don't feel you shouldn't continue looking while you're in the temporary role. You'll need to get something lined up for the end of the contract although if you can prove yourself in the short-term you may be able to renegotiate the salary with the first company should they be able to offer you something permanent in future.

ianianian_2

Thanks all,

You've shown me the right way to go and given me the confidence to take that route without feeling bad about my decision.

I'm sure i'll get all of the jobs and then the companies will enter a huge bidding war for my services!:rotfl:

BackOnTrack

Well if any of them do ask what you have been offered you could add a couple of k to the number.

langsmith

Jowo wrote: »

What do you mean by a 13 week trial period?

Usually the first three months is the time you/or they can tell whether anyone is suitable for the role. Generally, if not, they are out by this time unless you can 'train' them to improve.

The main thing is can you be bothered or are they just unsuitable role.

Technically there is no 13 wk trial really, unless stated in the contract of employment.

grumpyoldwoman41

Congratulations on the job offer - well done.

BUT - as others have said, absolutely DO go to any other interview that you are offered and absolutely DO tell that you have another offer too.

I made that mistake once, had a verbal job offer from a place so declined an interview in another place (was still working then, did not want to "waste" a day off as already had an offer somewhere). It was a conditional offer "subject to references". Little I knew that my then (insert an insult here) manager has wrote a decent reference which she followed by a phone call to the company with a lot of.... about me.

To make the long story short - the offer was witheld, the other interview I declined of course did not happen and I steyed longer in the job I wanted to leave as I had no choice.

To make it even funnier - the job offer that was witheld was for one of the Unions - they should have seen through my manager's intentions as they are supposed to be the ones "fighting for workers rights" LOL

Please Do go for any interview that is offered to you - all the best

ianianian_2

Afternoon all,

Quick update for you - I got another job offer and this time it's full time.
I'm a bit frustrated as I got the job through networking and didn't go through the normal recruitment/ HR path. the manager offered me the job, but i've been waiting over a week for HR to get in touch! In the mean time i had to turn down my original offer and have started to get calls about other jobs - it's so frustrating waiting for the HR phone call, but i should be happy to (hopefully) have a full time offer.

scooby088

Have you thought about calling the HR department just to give then a little nudge.

BackOnTrack

If you know the manager give him a call as you have a relationship their already and get him to nudge HR along.

ianianian_2

I may well have to - i've been chasing my new manager, but he is now emailing me asking if HR have been in touch yet. I'll have to ask him for the HR contact details and hope he doesn't take offence

BackOnTrack

If he is asking you if HR have been in touch it probably means he knows they can be a bit rubbish. Just tell him they havent been in touch and let him chase them, the HR department probably aren't going to send out an offer letter, or even look to see if they should, to someone they don't know calling them out of the blue.