2nd Interviews advice?
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- MrAbominable
I had two promising first interviews a week ago. The first one wants me to come in for a second interview asap as they need to hire somebody NOWish. Second one is for a company that needs to hire quickly but the CD is traveling for a week, they've just started looking, and i will hear back from them about a second round likely in 2 weeks.
The jobs are not equal. I still don't have an offer from either. Both are fairly attractive: Immediate one is to manage a gallery; promising distant job is to be an Art Director for a robust mid-sized company. Things here have been super super-dry here for me financially for a while so this is a big change. I haven't traditionally chased after multiple jobs at the same time before so this is new territory.
Any advice on stalling, delaying, handling, negotiating this terrain? The gallery thing I've set up the 2nd interview for Tuesday the following week (8 days from now, with some grumbling on their end about the wait). I was thinking of approaching the AD thing on the Monday before hand and asking them if they had any idea yet of the direction they were leaning etc? Or maybe wait until Weds and see if i have an offer. Dunno. thoughts?
- bulletfactory0
First rule: until you have something, you have nothing.
Since these jobs aren't equal, are you leaning one direction or the other?
I would do the second interview, and not stall any longer than you already have. You're going to risk creating ill-will with a company that seems to want you at this point.
Reaching out to the company for the AD thing and getting an updated timeline for a second interview is probably a good idea, but I would resist the urge to mention Company A to them to put pressure on them to speed the process along.
- monospaced0
I was in a similar situation once, and I attempted to urge the second company to move the process along faster. Yeah, don't do that.
- MrAbominable0
sage advice.
i know that i'm cart-before-horse on this a bit but if it gets to "go time" i'd like to know how best to proceed. The gallery thing will be similar to what i've done and likely less pay than the AD job. The AD job would be a world of new and very easy hours. But it looks like I would have to soft-pedal for their timeline which is going to easily be another week+ beyond my 2nd interview with the gallery.
The gallery hasn't made me an offer but they are eager for me as a candidate and we are a good fit... i expect i'll get an offer from them at that meeting in 8 days unless something goes horribly awry. And then there's the question of how to ride that line to stall or consider the offer without destroying any good will.
- in answer to Bulletfactory, leaning towards AD: shorter hours, exciting, +$MrAbominable
- monNom0
If a better offer comes along at ANY point in your career, the only thing you owe to your current employer is proper notice and maybe the chance to negotiate for you to stay on.
If it is offered, and you want the job, take the gallery job. If sometime later on the AD job is offered and you judge it a better opportunity for you, take the AD job. Yes it's frustrating for the gallery, but that's life. They'll move on and find the right person for the role.
- basically a bird in the hand. Take the first job that's offered.monNom
- thanks monNom. that's the sort of kick in the pants i'd get from a good friend.
MrAbominable - yupmonospaced
- MrAbominable0
thanks monNom and above.
- MrAbominable0
well, that either went really well. or. ?
fingers crossed. i got interviewed for a job above the one i went in for.
- boobs0
Take it as it comes. If you take one job, and then two weeks later you get the other offer, and would prefer that, put in notice at the first job.
If they bitch, ask them to show you the contract you signed.