I turned down a job — and the recruiter sent me an invoice by Alison Green on July 29, 2019 A reader writes: I was in the awesome position of interviewing for two roles through recruitment agencies and receiving offers for both. Both roles were aware that I had another strong offer on the table, and negotiations started between myself and the two agencies. As I was available immediately, both roles wanted me to start […] Read the full article →
I’ve been offered the job — but they won’t tell me the salary until we can meet face-to-face by Alison Green on May 23, 2019 A reader writes: Last week I received a job offer from a company I interviewed with. The hiring manager called me to verbally offer me the position, then followed it up with an email offer that her boss and HR were copied on. The email let me know that the company’s HR rep would contact […] Read the full article →
I got a job offer — then found out they’re negotiating with another candidate too by Alison Green on May 6, 2019 A reader writes: I applied for a job through a recruiter and after a couple of interviews, he emailed me asking me to call him because the company “wanted to make [me] an offer.” We spoke; he relayed the salary offer, vacation and sick days, and benefits. I asked for/negotiated a couple of other things, […] Read the full article →
how to turn down a job offer by Alison Green on October 2, 2018 You applied, you interviewed, you got the job – and now you want to turn it down. How do you do it? Can you email or do you have to call? Do you have to give a reason? What should that reason be? What if you might want to work with that employer in the […] Read the full article →
my company made a counter-offer to keep me — and now is attaching strings to it by Alison Green on October 1, 2018 A reader writes: I recently got an external job offer that was substantially above my current salary. I went to my current boss and told him about the offer. He asked me not to accept the other offer while he put together a counter, and I told him what I would need for a successful […] Read the full article →
how to ask for more vacation time by Alison Green on September 18, 2018 If you’re like most Americans, you don’t get nearly enough vacation time from your employer. The average American worker gets only ten paid vacation days after a year of employment (plus, generally, federal holidays and paid sick leave). That’s pretty paltry, especially compared with time-off norms in other industrialized countries. What you may not realize, […] Read the full article →
company offered me a job, then yanked the offer, then re-listed the position by Alison Green on April 19, 2018 A reader writes: After job searching for several months, I was offered a position that lined up perfectly with my career goals. It wasn’t a dream job but a definite stepping stone on the path to a dream job. My start date was set, my resignation was sent to my manager, and I was excited […] Read the full article →
can I show annoyance with a terrible job offer that I don’t plan to take? by Alison Green on April 17, 2018 A reader writes: Is there ever a productive or reasonable way to express annoyance at a job offer you don’t intend to accept? I recently interviewed with a company for what sounded like a lower-mid-level position. The title, described duties, and reporting structure all indicated a position that would be the next step up from […] Read the full article →
I turned down a job, and now people are devastated by Alison Green on March 8, 2018 A reader writes: I recently changed jobs. Company A had seen me speak at a conference a few years ago, and brought me in to consult. After I came in, they contacted me and said they had a position they would like me to consider. I agreed to interview, mostly to get more information than […] Read the full article →
I have a job offer — but it’s been weeks and there’s no start date in sight by Alison Green on February 8, 2018 A reader writes: After months of searching, I accepted a contract with a great company. Shortly after accepting, a third-party recruiter reached out about a contract closer to home, with a better salary. I told her I had been hired elsewhere, but she encouraged me to interview regardless. I went through multiple rounds, fell in […] Read the full article →