how a lot time can I ask for to contemplate a job supply?
A reader writes:
I’ve been conducting a low-key job seek for months with out a lot motion, and all of a sudden inside the previous couple of weeks I’ve what looks like severe curiosity from two completely different corporations. I’m close to the tip of the interviewing course of with each of them however, from what I can inform, one in every of them is shifting far more shortly than the opposite. I’d be prepared to contemplate accepting a proposal from both of them, however to this point I’m extra within the one we’ll name Firm A. And naturally, Firm A is the one which’s shifting extra slowly – so I’m anxious about getting a proposal from Firm B and needing to present them a solution earlier than I’ve heard again from Firm A.
I don’t wish to flip down Firm B simply out of hope Firm A will come by with a proposal, as a result of in the event that they don’t I’d glad go to work for my second alternative. However I additionally don’t wish to settle for Firm B’s supply if I’ve an opportunity at working with Firm A.
How do individuals navigate this? I assume I can’t inform Firm B that they’re my second alternative or that I must put them on maintain whereas I await a solution from a special employer. And I do know I can’t inform Firm A to hurry up their timeline (and actually they talked about that a part of the explanation for the delay is that they’re ready to interview a finalist who’s been in a foreign country and thus unavailable).
If Firm B makes a proposal earlier than I’ve heard from Firm A, how a lot time can I ask for to suppose it over earlier than I begin to look uninterested? Is per week or two unreasonable? And if I do get a proposal from them, is there any manner I can contact Firm A to clarify the scenario or will that seem like I’m making an attempt to pit them in opposition to one another?
Final, I assume, what if I settle for Firm B’s supply after which Firm A lastly comes by with their very own? Can I again out of the primary supply with out ruining my status in my small business or is that by no means achieved?
I do know I’m getting forward of myself! For all I do know, nobody will make me a proposal and all this fear might be for nothing. However I’d really feel higher if I knew find out how to deal with it.
You’ll be able to learn my reply to this letter at New York Journal right now. Head over there to learn it.
