Accepting a job for the sake of it

dublin80

I went for an interview today for a company I would LOVE to work for, I have all the experience, Ideal candidate, excellent salary, not to far from my house. The interview went very well. I really really want this role, but they said they will get back to me mid next week. I would hold out for this role if i knew for definite, I was going to be offered the position.

As Im eager to get off the dole (unemployed 3 months), I've been to a couple of other interviews which will let me know by end of the week. Also, I have 2 interviews tomorrow.

So my question is, if the other companies get back to me before 'my ideal job' come back, and offer me a position what do I do? its a hard one. I would be sick if i accepted a job just for the sake of getting a job, and then my ideal job come back with an offer after i accept from another company.

Mr. Loverman

I think if I were you... if I was offered one of the jobs I don't really want, I would tell them to give me a few hours to think about the offer, and in the meantime I would contact someone at the job I really want and explain the situation to them and ask can they make an offer today...

thebiglad

+1

Get offered the job you really want before you pull out of all the other interviews!

dublin80

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I think if I were you... if I was offered one of the jobs I don't really want, I would tell them to give me a few hours to think about the offer, and in the meantime I would contact someone at the job I really want and explain the situation to them and ask can they make an offer today...

Good answer, but telling them to give you a few hours to think about it, is this okay to do? they could think your not that interested and may offer the job to someone else?
your right though, i could ring the job i really wanted and tell them i got another offer and if they really want me they would let me know if i was successful or not. Surely 10 mins into an interview 'they know' if they want you or not

thebiglad

dublin80 wrote: »

Good answer, but telling them to give you a few hours to think about it, is this okay to do? they could think your not that interested and may offer the job to someone else?
your right though, i could ring the job i really wanted and tell them i got another offer and if they really want me they would let me know if i was successful or not. Surely 10 mins into an interview 'they know' if they want you or not

Interviews may be conducted over a few days and depending on size of company it will be for HR to decide on basis of feedback from interviews who they want to employ and then do it.

The unit manager may have decided OP is the person for the job but HR may not give authority for an offer until a few hoops have been jumped through and full due process has been followed.

Nobody is more important than HR Compliance.:p

2qk4u

I had interviews a while ago for too very similar part time jobs, the differences being that one had a slightly better hourly rate and was closer to home. On the way to the second interview the first company rang and offered me the job, I explained that I had another interview to attend and I would give them an answer the next day. I was successful with the second interview which was the better one, I rang the first and thanked them for the offer but I would have to decline, they were fine and even told me get in touch if the one I was taking didnt work out.

Talk to the employer and explain that you have a couple of offers on the table and would like to know if you were successful in order to help you make the decision.