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re: Tell boss I'm interviewing?
Posted on 5/19/15 at 12:54 pm to stout
Posted on 5/19/15 at 12:54 pm to stout
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peanut butter on one slice and jelly on the other or just mix them together and spread it that way
Both ways work well.
IMO mix them. less likely to squeeze jelly out the side if your premix.
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Posted on 5/19/15 at 12:55 pm to Martini
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Had one come in the other day and tell me he was interviewing. I told him perfectly fine. And since he needed to clean out his desk by the end of the day and be gone that he would have even more time to interview, you know, two a day if he wanted.
reinforces why OP should keep quiet, if true, what an a-hole you are
Posted on 5/19/15 at 12:55 pm to TDsngumbo
I can't see any upside of telling your current boss about you interviewing elsewhere, unless you're especially close and you want to keep them abreast of the situation as a courtesy.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 12:57 pm to TDsngumbo
I would only tell after you get a job offer in writing. Even then its either to 1)quit 2)ask for more money. That's it, end of story.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 12:57 pm to TDsngumbo
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My sources tell me I'm almost a lock for the position.
No, no, no. I recently went through the interview process for a job and was basically guaranteed the position. I had 8 interviews for the position. The head of the department in St. Louis loved me, but my would be counterpart in NYC came out attacking me in during my interview with her. It was really weird and I ended up not getting the job.
Although I was almost a lock, I would have been in deep crap if I said something to my current employer.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:00 pm to LucasP
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Wrong. You should be dropping hints so people know what's up. Be really passive-aggressive about it and bring up hypotheticals that involve your absence. If they like you then they'll pick up on these signals and start being really nice to you.
Please tell me this is sarcasm.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:03 pm to MSTiger33
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Although I was almost a lock, I would have been in deep crap if I said something to my current employer.
had this happen to a friend of mine who was interviewing at my company during a period of massive hiring, he was a poster child for the position and blew through all three phases of the process, I told him it was all a formality at this point, just wait on the letter and the call, the word came down from the Head Shed that hiring was to end in a few months, the policy changed and now this guy was considered to be too old(32) for the position, didn't get the job
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:04 pm to TDsngumbo
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I'm not sure if I should tell the boss that I've been interviewing or not.
If you've taken any "sick" time off recently expect to be let go immediately after telling him. If you have been doing the interviews on your own time outside of normal work hours, he may respect that enough to allow you to finish out the work week.
Either way don't expect a good response and if for whatever reason the potential job falls through, you'll have to find another anyway.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:06 pm to 777Tiger
32 was too old? Was this an entry level position? If not, that is completely retarded. Most mid level jobs require 3-8 years of experience..
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:10 pm to TDsngumbo
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Tell boss I'm interviewing?
Would your boss tell you if he was interviewing?????
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:11 pm to JonaYolles
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32 was too old? Was this an entry level position? If not, that is completely retarded. Most mid level jobs require 3-8 years of experience..
although it was entry level in our department it was a position that required a fully licensed, certificated, experienced person ready to step in and do the job, the age 32 rule was an archaic formula used by the company that determined that the applicant wouldn't have a satisfactory career in their view, stupid rule, not in place anymore
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:14 pm to 777Tiger
"Entry level" but you need all sorts of licenses and experience.
About par for the course nowadays
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:16 pm to JonaYolles
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About par for the course nowadays
this was actually in 1990, but I suspect it's even worse today, glad I'm not looking for a job these days
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:19 pm to TDsngumbo
Hell no. You sound like my wife. She knew she wasn't going back to work after paid maternity leave, so she wanted to tell her boss that she wouldn't be coming back after having the baby and give up 8 weeks of pay!!!!. You think your company would look out for you that way?
"Hey Bill, we are going to fire you in 3 weeks, but just wanted to give you a heads up. Still want you to stick around and finish those three weeks, so please don't go get another job. Going to definitely be fired after that though. Thanks"
"Hey Bill, we are going to fire you in 3 weeks, but just wanted to give you a heads up. Still want you to stick around and finish those three weeks, so please don't go get another job. Going to definitely be fired after that though. Thanks"
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:21 pm to TDsngumbo
You tell them the moment you deliver your notice. They should not find out one minute before that.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:21 pm to TDsngumbo
My God! It's amazing how many people here have no idea how to handle job searches or potential change of employment issues. Why in the hell would you tell your boss that you are "interviewing" for another position? I guess unless the potential for not getting the other job AND simultaneously getting fired from your current one intrigues you.
Who cares? This is YOUR life we're talking about, isn't it?
If you've secured the other job prior to informing your boss then what difference does his reference make?
Secretly interview with the other company. If you get a job offer and it's something you're interested in taking, THEN politely tell your current boss that you have another job offer that you are seriously considering. At that point the ball is in his court. He can either do something to entice you to stay (increase salary, benefits, etc) or let you go. Either way you come out on top and still employed. You have leverage in that situation. In the other situation you negate all of your potential leverage BEFORE you actually have any.
TLDR: Don't be a moron and tell your boss you are interviewing for jobs!!
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I've heard from coworkers who've been here much longer than I have that he doesn't like at all to lose someone and not even see it coming beforehand.
Who cares? This is YOUR life we're talking about, isn't it?
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Apparently he doesn't make for a positive reference if he's taken by surprise.
If you've secured the other job prior to informing your boss then what difference does his reference make?
Secretly interview with the other company. If you get a job offer and it's something you're interested in taking, THEN politely tell your current boss that you have another job offer that you are seriously considering. At that point the ball is in his court. He can either do something to entice you to stay (increase salary, benefits, etc) or let you go. Either way you come out on top and still employed. You have leverage in that situation. In the other situation you negate all of your potential leverage BEFORE you actually have any.
TLDR: Don't be a moron and tell your boss you are interviewing for jobs!!
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:22 pm to KG6
quote:Perfect comparison.
You think your company would look out for you that way?
"Hey Bill, we are going to fire you in 3 weeks, but just wanted to give you a heads up. Still want you to stick around and finish those three weeks, so please don't go get another job. Going to definitely be fired after that though. Thanks"
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:36 pm to TDsngumbo
I told my last boss that I was interviewing, and requested a day off. I did a bunch of shite that she would be responsible for if I wasn't there, so I wasn't scared of her firing me. She basically begged me to stay and tried to downplay the position I was applying for. Even went as far as saying "I wish I could tell you 'good luck' for your interview, but I won't because I don't want you to leave".
It was probably a little different for me, because I worked for a hospital and was interviewing to work for the health system that ran the hospital that I was working for.
Anyway, in a typical situation I probably wouldn't tell my boss that I was interviewing.
It was probably a little different for me, because I worked for a hospital and was interviewing to work for the health system that ran the hospital that I was working for.
Anyway, in a typical situation I probably wouldn't tell my boss that I was interviewing.
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:37 pm to 777Tiger
I'm in a good spot and regularly get emails from recruiters, but I see jobs posted all the time that require masters for basic data entry or other entry level positions and I have to laugh. I'm hiring for an entry level position and I asked for one year of either paid or proven volunteer experience in the field. I remember trying to get my foot in the door and I'm happy to take a chance on someone who may not be super experienced but eager and trainable
Posted on 5/19/15 at 1:40 pm to JonaYolles
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I'm happy to take a chance on someone who may not be super experienced but eager and trainable
that used to be the way at my company, good attitude and willingness to learn could make up for a shortage of experience
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