is being offered a job too quickly a red flag? by Alison Green on October 13, 2022 A reader writes: I work in an technical aspect of healthcare. In my city I have heard there is a shortage of people in my field. A lot of people left during Covid and my small city has experienced rapid growth. I have recently decided to look for a new job. My independently owned clinic […] Read the full article →
do I have any recourse when an employer ghosts me after saying a job offer is coming? by Alison Green on August 4, 2022 A reader writes: I’m really frustrated at the way employers treat potential hires and would like to know if I have any recourse for the way I’ve been treated. Over the last three months, I’ve been interviewing for executive assistant roles. I have made it to the offer stage three times. Each time I meet […] Read the full article →
my job offer was rescinded after I asked for more money by Alison Green on June 14, 2022 A reader writes: I’m currently in a job where I thought I was going to grow a lot more quickly but I haven’t, so I have started to explore other options. The tricky part about this position is that I am in marketing and my manager is not tracking any results or success (which is […] Read the full article →
should you make job offers by phone or email? by Alison Green on June 8, 2022 A reader writes: I lead a team and just sent an email to a candidate making a job offer. After I sent the email (my typical practice), I was curious, and I googled “email job offers,” which led me to articles declaring the practice a bad idea and recommending phone calls instead. I was wondering […] Read the full article →
am I obligated to tell interviewers that I’m considering other jobs? by Alison Green on May 31, 2022 A reader writes: When during the interview process is the right time to disclose that I am also pursuing other opportunities? Am I even obligated to disclose other opportunities to a potential new job? Is it wrong to see through an interview process if I’m not sure I even want the role in the end? […] Read the full article →
my job offer was rescinded — after I already quit my old job by Alison Green on September 14, 2021 A reader writes: Well, it happened to me: the dreaded rescinded job offer. Everything was going great with the interview process for this job. I had gotten to the reference stage and provided information for five people who I knew would represent me well. I got a call the following week from the HR manager, […] Read the full article →
you should ask for more money when you get a job offer. here’s how. by Alison Green on August 25, 2021 Since a lot of people are changing jobs right now, here’s a round-up of advice on negotiating salary when you get a job offer. Before the Offer Stage Salary Expectations how to answer questions about your salary expectations does an employer asking you to name your salary requirements first mean they’re jerks? Salary History how […] Read the full article →
how to turn down a job offer by Alison Green on July 6, 2021 You spend most of your time on a job search hoping for an offer, but sometimes you might end up wanting to turn a job down. Maybe the salary is too low, even after you tried to negotiate it, or maybe the boss seems like a hopeless micromanager, or maybe the role doesn’t focus on […] Read the full article →
I was offered a job, not given much time for an answer, and then things went south by Alison Green on April 7, 2021 A reader writes: Last week I was offered a job at a big government agency after a six-week interview process. I’m coming out of grad school, the job was a perfect fit, and the offer came in high. I received it on Wednesday morning and responded within a few hours saying thank you, I would […] Read the full article →
should a job offer be “take it or leave it”? by Alison Green on February 3, 2021 A reader writes: I received a job offer from a company that I had been interviewing with over the course of almost four months. They are a multinational firm, and the role would require me to move to a different country. Their initial offer was lower than my current salary, which I expected because the […] Read the full article →