Interview dilemma after securing another job

grass_is_greener

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marybelle01

I certainly wouldn't give up on an interview - just don't, whatever you do, start lying to a new employer! I would suggest explaining and seeing if the interview could be brought forward, and if not, then you have to bite the bullet and decide whether he takes some time off the new job. It might be possible to get a half day leave if he explained that he has an urgent personal matter that has come up and cannot be avoided or changed.

Mara69

I wouldn't forget about it, but would contact the interviewing company and enquire as to an early/late interview slot. Or could he tell his new employer he has important prior engagement on that day?

Nicki

If he can't change the day of the interview (which might be the case if an interview panel had to be convened), he might be able to change the time so that it is before or after work. I have had interviews in the past at 7am or 7pm for example, which means that you don't have to be absent during core business hours, or just be fractionally late depending on how far you have to travel.

sho_me_da_money

Just pull a sicky or blag it. Give yourself enough time to prep for the interview without having to worry about getting back to work in time etc.

Go for the interview, take the new job and all done.

purple.sarah

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

Just pull a sicky or blag it. Give yourself enough time to prep for the interview without having to worry about getting back to work in time etc.

Go for the interview, take the new job and all done.

Unless he doesn't get the new job and then gets caught out pulling a sicky at the current job! This is bad advice, unlike the previous advice to try and change the time of the interview!

purple.sarah

grass_is_greener wrote: »

Thanks again.

He is calling tomorrow. The one thing that concerns me is that wont trying to move the interview time/date put a bit of a black mark against his name before he has even been interviwed? Just wondered if it would count against him in any way?

It's about how he says it, if he explains he wants to schedule it around his current job that will show he is not the type to pull a sicky.

Sambucus_Nigra

grass_is_greener wrote: »

Thanks again.

He is calling tomorrow. The one thing that concerns me is that wont trying to move the interview time/date put a bit of a black mark against his name before he has even been interviwed? Just wondered if it would count against him in any way?

It would count less than not turning up.

Judith_W

As long as it is an 'ask the question', but no worries if not possible then I can't see this being a problem.

Acc72

grass_is_greener wrote: »

Hmmm!! Looks like that option is out the question!!
The contact that he has goes straight to answer phone saying she is AL for a week, comes back the day before interview day!!

Time for plan B!!

Is there another contact ? - does the company have a HR department that he could speak to in the meantime ?

Worse case scenario, he rings them on the day they return to work and asks them if they had a good holiday blah blah blah and then asks if it is possible to reschedule the interview as it is difficult (although don't say impossible) to make that time and would it be possible to reschedule either for a very early or late interview (or, would it be possible to do it over an extended lunch break?).

Making such a request will not reflect badly on him - in fact it may reflect positively, as it shows that he is not the type of employee to just take time off or "blag a sickie".

Nicky_Noo_Na

It sounds as if changing the interview time will be difficult and its not ideal to go to an interview after most of a day at work anyway. Must say I would request the day off as annual leave and just aplogise that its so soon in to the new job but its for an important appointment that you can't re-organise. If he hasn't started the new job yet he could still get in touch and request it to give them more notice.

Good luck!