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Job Offer Process - How does this work?
Posted on 1/23/11 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 1/23/11 at 12:21 pm
Forgive my ignorance, but I've only worked for 1 company thus far and so havent gone through this yet. But when you get another offer from a different company, do you:
a) Figure out whether this is what you want and tell them you accept or decline. And if you accept, then you put in your two weeks notice.
b) Tell your current employer you have an offer from another company and are considering it before giving your notice to the new company on your decision.
If you do A, what happens if your current employer decides to match or beat the offer and wants to keep you? Do you then go tell the new company you've changed your mind? Seems pretty unprofessional- but is that just how it works?
I'm sure this is no cut and dry process, just curious what is the preferred and more professional thing to do.
TIA!
a) Figure out whether this is what you want and tell them you accept or decline. And if you accept, then you put in your two weeks notice.
b) Tell your current employer you have an offer from another company and are considering it before giving your notice to the new company on your decision.
If you do A, what happens if your current employer decides to match or beat the offer and wants to keep you? Do you then go tell the new company you've changed your mind? Seems pretty unprofessional- but is that just how it works?
I'm sure this is no cut and dry process, just curious what is the preferred and more professional thing to do.
TIA!
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Posted on 1/23/11 at 12:28 pm to Tiger4EverLSU
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b) Tell your current employer you have an offer from another company and are considering it before giving your notice to the new company on your decision.
If you have a good reputation and relationship with your supervisors.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 12:44 pm to Tiger4EverLSU
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b) Tell your current employer you have an offer from another company and are considering it before giving your notice to the new company on your decision.
If you like where you work.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 12:54 pm to cwill
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If you like where you work.
And if they like you. Depending on where you live they can fire you before you even get a chance to accept the offer.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 1:09 pm to seawolf06
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And if they like you. Depending on where you live they can fire you before you even get a chance to accept the offer.
I think this is my fear of B- I do have a good relationship with my current boss, and vice versa, put I fear the backlash of me even interviewing and getting this far with another company/position. Maybe its common and I'm overreacting?
Posted on 1/23/11 at 1:14 pm to seawolf06
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If you want to stay at your current job, why not raise your concerns before you start looking around? If your concerns are not worth raising or fall on deaf ears, why should you allow your current employer to counter?
If it takes an offer in hand to change things, you appear wishy-washy or manipulative, and you will not be fully trusted again.
I chose A, worked my tail off to hand things off during the last two weeks, and wished everybody well. No reason to throw anyone under the bus at that point in exit interviews or sidebar conversations. I thanked them for the opportunites over the years and mentioned this was one of the few opportunities that could pull me away.
The result is that I left on good terms and am welcome back. That may be a valuable option someday in this uncertain economy.
If you want to stay at your current job, why not raise your concerns before you start looking around? If your concerns are not worth raising or fall on deaf ears, why should you allow your current employer to counter?
If it takes an offer in hand to change things, you appear wishy-washy or manipulative, and you will not be fully trusted again.
I chose A, worked my tail off to hand things off during the last two weeks, and wished everybody well. No reason to throw anyone under the bus at that point in exit interviews or sidebar conversations. I thanked them for the opportunites over the years and mentioned this was one of the few opportunities that could pull me away.
The result is that I left on good terms and am welcome back. That may be a valuable option someday in this uncertain economy.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 1:15 pm to Tiger4EverLSU
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I fear the backlash of me even interviewing and getting this far with another company/position. Maybe its common and I'm overreacting?
When someone calls me, I always will talk to at least see what position they are trying to fill.
Also, if they offer, and it isn't at least 10% increase in salary, I'd probably decline. Don't forget to weigh all the benefit changes, either.
Posted on 1/23/11 at 1:17 pm to seawolf06
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And if they like you.
I don't know that I've ever liked working somewhere where they didn't like me.
What you do is you get the offer first form the other potential employer - tell them you need to think about it - go to your current employer and make your pitch. If they say they can't give you more money - say thanks, call the offering company, accept and give your 2 weeks.
I think you are over thinking this shite. It's easy, people do it all the time. Just keep it on t he DL when you're going through the interview process. We all have doctor appointments now and then....
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