Krytie TV Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm in a position that I have not been in very often in my life, and definitely not in my later professional career and I'm curious what people would suggest. About 2 weeks ago I was asked to come to an out-of-state onsite interview for a position which I had already done a phone interview for (scheduled for next week). That was cool, arrangements were made, and now I wait. But yesterday I received a call from another place I had already done a phone interview for and was invited to come there exactly one week after the other one. So, double cool. It might be worth noting that I don't believe in being the meek job seeker who is desperate for a job... please like me... please like me. I truly interview the employer as well and am not afraid to admit a situation where I may not be a good fit for whatever reason. What I am curious about, though is how I should play my hand if the first interview goes really well. If I were to get an offer while I was there, I would likely tell them that I have another interview in a week and I will give them my response after that unless what they can offer me is truly unique). If I don't get an offer while I'm there, and it goes very well, does anyone think that I should somehow make an explicit attempt to play the "other interview card" to make them maybe a little anxious? Or is it best to just play nice and keep my mouth shut and only worry about it if I have more than one offer (assuming I actually like the prospect of working at both places)? Link to post Share on other sites
Eternal Sunshine Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm curious about what others think. I was/am in the same situation. I have got the offer from the first place and have now had an interview at the second place. I am pretty sure that I will get an offer too. However, I already verbally accepted the offer from the first place (pretty much my dream job) and I read that even verbal acceptance is legally binding. The only advantage of the second place is location but job itself is not as good of a fit with my long term career goals. I kept my mouth shut and didn't tell interviewers anything. I followed that old saying "if in doubt don't". Perhaps I should have played it differently? Link to post Share on other sites
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