Withdrawing application after Interview

little lady

Hi

I would just like some opinions on this.

I went for and interview last week in a company where my sister works, she sent my CV to the interviewer on my behalf. My CV was submitted on the Tuesday and I went for the interview the next day.

It was a quick interview and I'm unsure of how it went. I am planning to go back to college in Sept for a part time Degree which is 3 night a week. I expalined this in the interview and did raise concerns that I would not have enough travel time to get from the job to college in time. The course is important to me and I would like to do well. In my opinion I would be putting alot of extra strain on myself for the first year of this job and I'm afraid that it would effect both the job and my course.

I though about it over the weekend and as much as I would like the job if offered I think my course is more important and that I should withdraw my application. I said this to my sister this morning and asked for the interviewers email address, she wants me to wait and see if they offer the job to me or not as it would be embarassing for her after she submitted my CV and spoke to the guy. I do understand her point of view but would it not be better to withdraw my application than wait for an possible offer and then have to refuse it??

What would be your opinion on an applicant withdrawing their application. I didn't realise before the interview how long it would take me to get there from home/college, plus I thuoght the hours were different.

Bandana boy

If your Sister got you the interview and it is where she works
Do as your sister tells you.

Also it perfectly reasonable to use the interview to find out if you want to work there in terms of Organizational behavior ,prospects etc.

When your sister is working there ,claiming after the interview not understanding travel times etc. is pretty weak

Your Goal is too not embarasss your sister now.
If she says you withdraw stating a mental breackdown a crack addiction that needs to be solved ,then that is what you should do.

Oranage2

If you're offered a job than take it -

Give it time and see if it is affecting you're college course -

Also by not taking the job you're cutting trust between you and your sister aswell as friends. Next time you ask a friend or family to throw you in a CV they will think twice about it to save embarrasment -

little lady

Oranage2 wrote: »

If you're offered a job than take it -

Give it time and see if it is affecting you're college course -

Also by not taking the job you're cutting trust between you and your sister aswell as friends. Next time you ask a friend or family to throw you in a CV they will think twice about it to save embarrasment -

If I'm offered and accept the job and it does affect college, or college affects the job, what do I do then, leave the job or quit my course? I wouldn't like to do either.

I think my relationship with both my sister and my friends is stronger than to let this affect it that much.

I personally think it would be better to ring the guy, apologise to him, but allow him to offer the job to someone else. Do you not think waiting for an offer only to refuse it would be worse?

markpb

little lady wrote: »

I think my relationship with both my sister and my friends is stronger than to let this affect it that much.

It's not about your relationship with your sister - it's about her relationship with her company. If you pull out now, she's afraid she'll look bad for recommending you.

It's an awkward situation.

RedXIV

Tbh if its a part time degree, 3 nights a week, a job really shouldn't affect it.

I realise you might think the degree is going to take up 40 hours a week of your life, but especially in the first year, you should EASILY manage both if you're anyway determined.


And lets face it, jobs are seriously rare at the moment, if you get offered one, TAKE IT. Job experience is worth more than education at the moment for people hiring so try and keep yourself employed

RATM

RedXIV wrote: »

Tbh if its a part time degree, 3 nights a week, a job really shouldn't affect it.

I realise you might think the degree is going to take up 40 hours a week of your life, but especially in the first year, you should EASILY manage both if you're anyway determined.


And lets face it, jobs are seriously rare at the moment, if you get offered one, TAKE IT. Job experience is worth more than education at the moment for people hiring so try and keep yourself employed

Would agree 110% with this. OP your lectures are most likely 6-9pm x 3 nights, so 9 hours a week. Allow another 10-12 hours on the weekends for reading/assignments etc and you'll easily do both. I know plenty of people who did a full time Masters as well as holding down a full time job. Granted they didn't show up for every lecture but they still got the assignments in on time and the thesis done to a good standard and ending up with 2.1's.

If the main problem is a logistic one (i.e. getting from work to college between 5-6pm then look into buying a moped or bike. Both are cheap and will get you through city center traffic far faster than buses/cars at rush hour

Delancey

Be guided by your sister , she works there and its only fair you abide by her wishes/advice.

starlit

If you get the job, I suggest to try it out first see how you get on. If you feel its still for you keep going with it. The course is part-time 3 nights a week! I think you will have no problem handling the two, just study and assignments might get in the way but that's what the weekend is for!? I know you might think it be too much pressure to do both, but think killing two birds with one stone might be a good idea! You get work experience as well as a degree so its what you put in is what you get out of it!

Try out the job for a while, your sister probably pulled a few strings for you, she be very grateful if you at least tried out the job first what's the harm in that? If you aren't happy in the job you can then decide to give it up if it gets too much. If it were a day course or something then ya I would probably suggest one or the other but since its an evening course I can't see any major problems you would run into other than time restraints, study, assignments, projects, exams and deadlines? If you plan ahead, organise your schedule for the week and work around that, you can get a lot done in one day! A lot of it is being proactive, planning ahead and organising your time better! Good luck OP

CatFromHue

I'd agree with doovdela. Wait and see if you get the job and then see how you get on.

You did mention your worrys about travelling over to the course so the employer knows about it. They might give you some lee way.

Also have you calculated how long it will get from work to where you study? Ask your sister what time they usually finish at and then work from there.

little lady

Just to answer some of your comments;

The course is 6-10, 3 nights a week. I know studying part-time and holding down a full-job is possible I have done it many times.

The hours of the job are 8:30-5pm and it will take a minimum of an hour and a half to get to college. This means missing half an hour of the first lecture every night, and maybe more during winter traffic. I have have looked at other courses in colleges closer to town but this is the only course I can find which will be done in a year, which is what I want.

I'll just wait and see before I make a decision, thanks for all the input.

starlit

If your working hours might be an issue then I suggest you speak with your employer and get some flexibility regarding hours and some leeway too. For example you could compromise by starting your working day a half an hour earlier and finishing a half an hour earlier, that will give you enough time to get to your lectures! You get the work the required number of hours as well! Things are possible to do if you put your mind to it. You can always change to a college nearer to you to travel even if it means having the course spanned out into two years rather than one. I know doing the course in one year is better but its up to you, if the year long course is what you really want to do stick with it!

Any kind of work experience you get is valuable and adding a degree will put you in the right position when looking for work in the future.

Good luck OP

thesimpsons

if you realy don't want the job it would be far better to contact the company now and withdraw the application, citing your reasons, than waiting until after an offer has been made. I guarantee I'd be far less cheesed off with an up front approach than having my time wasted after an offer has been made. For an upfront approach, I'd keep someone's application on file for future, but for wasting my and my company's time, I'd be more inclined to bin the application.

allibastor

i Would agree with the simpsons.

from an employer point of view it is annoying to have family members get jobs that turn out to go no-where. did you actually ask your sister to put you forward for the job? i might have missed that in your post.

look at it this way, i know jobs are scarce at the moment, but you will be much better armed for one when you have a degree finished to a high standard. the amount of companies who now look for 1.1 or 2.1 is not funny. if it comes down to a hard choice between the two, i would pick education. you can always find another job. just let your sister know before you tell the company.

Lux23

little lady wrote: »

Just to answer some of your comments;

The course is 6-10, 3 nights a week. I know studying part-time and holding down a full-job is possible I have done it many times.

The hours of the job are 8:30-5pm and it will take a minimum of an hour and a half to get to college. This means missing half an hour of the first lecture every night, and maybe more during winter traffic. I have have looked at other courses in colleges closer to town but this is the only course I can find which will be done in a year, which is what I want.

I'll just wait and see before I make a decision, thanks for all the input.

They may work with you regarding the hours, I wouldn't say anything until you find out if they offer you the job and then ask them if they can work with you regarding hours.