Two interviews pop up after job offer

[frd150]

I'm sure that there are some of you out there that have been in this situation. Up until last Thursday I did not dream I would be struggling with this. I have been job hunting since January. I have treated my hunt like it was a job. Searching,networking and searching some more. Well, I was contacted by a company that is part of an industry that I worked in prior to my last job. It's primarily commision based and highly competitive. I met with them on Thursday to see if it would be a good fit. Nice people and a its a dream company for someone who really wants to work in the industry. They left the ball in my court but hinted that they wanted me to start next week. Prior to this I had been interviewing for positions I really wanted. There are two in partiqular and I was contacted by both on Friday. Position#1 is at a company that I have always wanted to work for. I recently interviewed for a position there but did not get it due to a change in the job description. The contacted me with a new opportunity and said I should expect a call early next week. Position # 2 is equally desireable. I had a phone interview that I thought I had blown. I guess I was wrong, they wanted to set up an in person interview in two weeks. The person who contacted me seemed really happy to talk to me.

 

This is a good problem I know considering how stressed I have been since my layoff. The thing that worries me is that the company who offered me the position is going let someone go if I accept. I feel I need to explore the other two options as they are both salaried positions. I would take either one if if offered. Would you accepth the sure thing knowing that you might leave or should I let the sure thing know my situation and see if I can have more time. I do not want to leave them hanging but I also want to be proffesional.

[Arabella]

I have to disagree with the above poster. Unfortunately, that's the nature of the beast in the professional world and there's nothing unusual about it.

 

Recently, one of my team members was let go after they hired somebody to replace him. They had been looking for 7 months. We all kind of knew it would end up with him leaving one way or the other because he was a real trouble-maker. I suspect he knew it too. It just so happens that he held a critical infrastructure role with a very specific, hard-to-replace skill set so it took a long time for them to find anybody who could do the job.

 

My advice is to take the job and continue pursuing the other two opportunities. They're going to let this person go whether it's to hire you or somebody else, so it may as well be you. Don't feel bad about it... more than likely, they're already unhappy with the employee's performance.

 

Then, if it turns out that you get one of the other two jobs, just gracefully let them know that you don't think it's working out. Tell them something vague about "the company culture is not a good fit for me" or whatever. This is quite common and as long as you do it within the first 90 days, nobody will be surprised nor resent you for it... they will just hire somebody else. It's not like there's a shortage of people looking for jobs out there.

 

Good luck!

 

-A

[Gunny376]

I try and view thing things from many different angles, perspectives, etc in my personal, professional and business (Personal and other). I try to come up with as many possible scenarios as I possible can. I also try to add up the plus and minus. I put great value on the experiences of others ~ good, bad and otherwise.

 

I also try to look at the three fingers pointing back at me when pointing the just one at someone else.

 

The bottom line? I would take the job that has been offered while pursuing the other two potential offers. The bottom line is you've got to make decisions based upon what is best for you and your life.

 

The short term answer is that you need a job right now. Long term you need to get a job in which all the other 'blocks' of your life, personal happiness, contentment, job satisfaction etc 'fit'

 

There is such a thing as taking a job in which regardless of the amount of money and benefits can make your very Life misery.

 

I wouldn't worry too much about the company. Companies will try to 'guilt' you into this and that? That's when they bring up all this crap about loyalty, they did this or that etc.

 

But they wouldn't blink an eye in letting you go if their Ideal candidate were to pop up on the scope. Or if the boss's little brother or wife's third cousin were to come up and needing a job. I basically lost my last job because the owner's middle son's drinking buddy came up needing a job. I made a single typo on a certification form, (typed .0010 instead of .0001) and I was gone!

 

The clown that took my job last all of one hour in my old job! And then they had the gaul to call me up and ask me to come back ~ which I declined. In hindsight I wished I had taken them up on it! And use them all the while I was looking for another job!

 

The best time to be looking for a job is when you've got one! You don't leave a job no matter how bad it is ~ no matter how much you hate it, until you've got another one to go through.

 

And when you do get a solid offer? You leave your old job right by giving them an appropriate notice. But, you also set it up so that if your old job decides to let you go as soon as they give you notice? You can start at your new job the following day!

[frd150]

Thank you Arabella and Gunny,

 

Yesterday,I recieved the hiring packet from the company that wants to hire me now. There are a few things I need to fill out but most of it was imformatonal. There was nothing in it to change my apprention about jumping back into a mostly commision situation. In fact there were a few things that were a turn off. I know that subconciously looking for bad things but just the same I am still not sure.

 

You are both right. Jobs are hard to come by and I should take the opportunity becaused the sad reality is I could be left with nothing and still hunting or I could take the position while I continue to look for what I really want. It could look good or bad on the resume. Good in that I continued to work and bad in that I was only there for a short time.

 

I am leaning towards filling out the hiring packet sending it to my contact with an explanation of what's going on.I would tell him that I was previously in the process for two salaried positions and ironically they both contacted me right after our meeting. I would say that I am interested in all three positions and I need to weigh out the possibilities. He has no immediate need since like I mentioned earlier,he is going to let someone go to hire me. I thought about mentioning that and that I would want to be 100% rather than start then leave after a short time. Or something like that.

 

Or I can jsut take the job and quit. That would burn a bridge with not only him but possibly a few others since we share contacts.

 

I need to let him know either way. Thoughts?