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re: How unprofessional is it to keep interviewing after accepting an offer?
Posted on 3/22/18 at 8:33 am to lsu777
Posted on 3/22/18 at 8:33 am to lsu777
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I just don't agree with you at all. And i am an engineer and do a lot of the hiring. I guess maybe in the big civil firms that handle roads it might be like that, but I know it wasn't like this a few years ago as they were still hiring in april and may. same with DOTD
My experience agrees with the other poster and I haven't been out of college all that long. Remember, we're only talking about fresh out of college grads. All the accounting/finance jobs have the on campus interviews around October and April. All the enfigineers I know had the same experience. The engineering complanies that did this included Exon, Chevron, Marathon Oil, GA Pacific, NRG, and others (those are the ones of the top of my head). Obviously, that's not the only way for students to interview, but generally that's how it works.
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Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:13 am to Babble
I’m more puzzled how the OP got 11 upvotes. Have your first down vote.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:15 am to Babble
Not unprofessional at all. If you don’t look out for number 1, no one else will. And, whatever company you choose to work for won’t give a rat’s arse about you once they have you. That company knows you are replaceable.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:21 am to Babble
Just saying, HR is a very small community. If you burn one bridge the word is going to spread. Recruiters are high turnover and move around a lot within an area. This is assuming you’re fishing for more and planning to reneg an offer.
Additionally: I made an offer and had a candidate accept. 2 weeks later he called me saying he had a higher offer from someone else and asked if I’d like to renegotiate. I said no, reneged and went with my backup candidate. A week later he called saying the second offer fell through. I said tough shite man. So it’s a tricky path you’re trying to take.
Additionally: I made an offer and had a candidate accept. 2 weeks later he called me saying he had a higher offer from someone else and asked if I’d like to renegotiate. I said no, reneged and went with my backup candidate. A week later he called saying the second offer fell through. I said tough shite man. So it’s a tricky path you’re trying to take.
This post was edited on 3/22/18 at 9:27 am
Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:24 am to Babble
Babble son, do your thing and make that money. I took an offer in October and I'm still listening to what companies have to say
Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:34 am to lostinbr
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Not sure what you mean by “industrial” - that’s a pretty broad term. But I’m strictly talking about new graduate hiring. Most of the Fortune 500 type companies I know of only recruit new graduates through on-campus interviewing, which is cyclical.
If you think about it, most of the Fortune 500’s are hiring “classes”, not just filling req’s. New engineering grads can require months or years of training before they are proficient in whatever field they actually go into. These companies typically have structured training programs so it makes sense from that standpoint.
Experienced hires are obviously an entirely different deal
This is all true.
Verizon, ATT, TMO, Nokia all do October / April classes when headcount as allowed.
How do I know? Got an offer from two of them and chose one.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:37 am to 50_Tiger
Do what is best for your family. Burning bridges might not be a good thing too if it is a small town.
If you are going to provide for your family better and might not affect you long term. No problem.
In the end, companies will let you go without a thought as they will do what is best for them
If you are going to provide for your family better and might not affect you long term. No problem.
In the end, companies will let you go without a thought as they will do what is best for them
Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:42 am to Babble
It's called leverage. You can use it either way if you get a second offer. Use them against each other to get the position and salary you want.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 9:45 am to Babble
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How unprofessional is it to keep interviewing after accepting an offer?
Smart people who get ahead in the world never stop looking for a better job until they retire.
I promise you this, in the working world if you're not looking out for your own best interest you are getting screwed, and may or may not even know it. But you are.
This post was edited on 3/22/18 at 9:47 am
Posted on 3/22/18 at 10:22 am to lsu777
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I am referring to companies that deal in engineering in the petro chemical plants.
I just don't agree with you at all. And i am an engineer and do a lot of the hiring. I guess maybe in the big civil firms that handle roads it might be like that, but I know it wasn't like this a few years ago as they were still hiring in april and may. same with DOTD.
Almost every firm I know of hires as needed to replace or grow, they do not hire "classes". Same with the plants that I have been around.
Again I’m talking about the big, Fortune 500 type companies. Corporations like XOM, Shell, BASF, Halliburton, GE, etc. These companies most certainly do hire “classes” because you don’t walk into XOM BR immediately after graduating and contribute meaningfully.
These companies typically have better training programs and more competitive pay for new grads because they see new graduates as an investment for the future rather than a means to fill an immediate opening. Hence why they hire in classes.
Im assuming your a civil engineer since you were talking about road construction and DOTD. I wouldn’t know anything about that field. FWIW, I’m a ChE with a history of working in oil & gas, refining, and petrochemicals.
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