Applying for new job... should I tell them about holiday?

zaarin_2003

Hi,


I am applying for a new job. I have a holiday booked in April for 3 weeks and have already seen that, if I were to get the job, I would not have enough leave entitlement to take this holiday. The leave year runs from May until April and so my entitlement from my start date until the end of April would be reduced.


My question is - would this preclude me from taking the job? Would I need to choose between the holiday I have booked (an expensive family holiday, prepaid) and the job? Or would the new job make an allowance on the basis that its not unusual to book holidays in advance and you don't do so on the basis that you might start a new job in the mean time. Still assuming I am offered the job... when would be a good time to tell them? In the interview? Or when it is offered?


John

Syman

Any employer would make an allowance for the pre booked holiday if they consider you the best candidate for the job.

You may have to take the leave unpaid.

DSmiffy

zaarin_2003 wrote: »

Hi,


I am applying for a new job. I have a holiday booked in April for 3 weeks and have already seen that, if I were to get the job, I would not have enough leave entitlement to take this holiday. The leave year runs from May until April and so my entitlement from my start date until the end of April would be reduced.


My question is - would this preclude me from taking the job? Would I need to choose between the holiday I have booked (an expensive family holiday, prepaid) and the job? Or would the new job make an allowance on the basis that its not unusual to book holidays in advance and you don't do so on the basis that you might start a new job in the mean time. Still assuming I am offered the job... when would be a good time to tell them? In the interview? Or when it is offered?


John

Yes not a problem to tell them, most employers will honour holidays although as previous poster said you may have to take without pay. I would tell them when / if they offer you the job.
Good luck !!

brightonman123

best tell them up front- part of leave will likely be unpaid though.. good luck!

TELLIT01

You must tell them at interview otherwise they may not honour your holiday, or worse, give you the elbow when you drop the news on them.

an9i77

Not so Tellit01. The best time to tell is after the interview, at offer stage, but before the offer is accepted. By then they will have decided OP is best for the job so it is unlikely to make them reverse their decision but he/she is still being upfront by mentioning it before commiting to the job.
Unless they specifically ask at interview, I wouldn't mention it then.

Baby_Angel

Just like a an9i77 said, tell the company right after they make the offer, but before you accepting it. Such requests have been made to our company before and have been granted. Letting them know once you joined the company will not look good.

getmore4less

Allways at the offer/acceptance stage unless it comes up before eg availability for training or travel.

Make it a condition of acceptance so it becomes contractual employers can change their mind with holidays.

tgon

Yes, after the offer!

[Deleted User]

At interview,** ALWAYS
Unless you know what notice restrictions are like..and have seen staff handbook and know what the rules are etc and whether anyone else is off... otherwise your gambling

**This is how my former manager had the upper hand apparently!

CCFC_80

TELLIT01 wrote: »

You must tell them at interview otherwise they may not honour your holiday, or worse, give you the elbow when you drop the news on them.

Must You?? Don't think so. Any decent interviewer should ask this question to all candidates at an interview. It is a basic bog standard question like "What are your weaknesses". Like to see them give someone the elbow just because the interviewer couldn't do their job properly;)