2nd Interviews advice?
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- bulletfactory0
First rule: until you have something, you have nothing.
Since these jobs aren't equal, are you leaning one direction or the other?
I would do the second interview, and not stall any longer than you already have. You're going to risk creating ill-will with a company that seems to want you at this point.
Reaching out to the company for the AD thing and getting an updated timeline for a second interview is probably a good idea, but I would resist the urge to mention Company A to them to put pressure on them to speed the process along.
- monospaced0
I was in a similar situation once, and I attempted to urge the second company to move the process along faster. Yeah, don't do that.
- MrAbominable0
sage advice.
i know that i'm cart-before-horse on this a bit but if it gets to "go time" i'd like to know how best to proceed. The gallery thing will be similar to what i've done and likely less pay than the AD job. The AD job would be a world of new and very easy hours. But it looks like I would have to soft-pedal for their timeline which is going to easily be another week+ beyond my 2nd interview with the gallery.
The gallery hasn't made me an offer but they are eager for me as a candidate and we are a good fit... i expect i'll get an offer from them at that meeting in 8 days unless something goes horribly awry. And then there's the question of how to ride that line to stall or consider the offer without destroying any good will.
- in answer to Bulletfactory, leaning towards AD: shorter hours, exciting, +$MrAbominable
- MrAbominable0
well, that either went really well. or. ?
fingers crossed. i got interviewed for a job above the one i went in for.
- monNom0
If a better offer comes along at ANY point in your career, the only thing you owe to your current employer is proper notice and maybe the chance to negotiate for you to stay on.
If it is offered, and you want the job, take the gallery job. If sometime later on the AD job is offered and you judge it a better opportunity for you, take the AD job. Yes it's frustrating for the gallery, but that's life. They'll move on and find the right person for the role.
- basically a bird in the hand. Take the first job that's offered.monNom
- thanks monNom. that's the sort of kick in the pants i'd get from a good friend.
MrAbominable - yupmonospaced
- boobs0
Take it as it comes. If you take one job, and then two weeks later you get the other offer, and would prefer that, put in notice at the first job.
If they bitch, ask them to show you the contract you signed.
- MrAbominable0
thanks monNom and above.