should I be worried by how pushy an employer was with a job offer over a holiday weekend? by Alison Green on May 31, 2023 A reader writes: I found out about two weeks ago, verbally, that I was the chosen candidate for a job. It took them two weeks to send me the offer letter, which was sent past 9 pm on Friday night in their time zone (Pacific time). I am located in Eastern time right now, so […] Read the full article →
how bad is it to accept an offer and then back out for another? by Alison Green on May 10, 2023 A reader writes: I am about to finish grad school and am job-hunting. I have interviewed with a company for Job A, and feel like I may get an offer in the next week. Although I am interviewing now, I would not start this job for several months due to my grad school courses, something […] Read the full article →
how to gracefully decline a job offer by Alison Green on May 2, 2023 You’ve been interviewing for a job and now it’s paid off with an offer – but what if you want to turn the position down? There are lots of reasons why that might happen: maybe the salary is too low, even after you tried to negotiate, or maybe the manager seems awful or the work […] Read the full article →
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my job offer was rescinded after I asked for more money by Alison Green on June 14, 2022 A reader writes: I’m currently in a job where I thought I was going to grow a lot more quickly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 →