Re: [FW1] CCSE asks: How do I put one potential employer on hold?

[Boyd Nation <boyd@Emss.Com>]

> How do I put one potential employer on hold?  This may be slightly 
> off-topic, but as a CCSE I will take that liberty :)
> 
> I have a dilemma, I received a full-time job offer from Company A today, 
> which is a decent company.  But the truth is that I would really prefer to 
> work for Company B.  They are a much more focused & smaller security company 
> than Company A.
> 
> The problem is that my third and final interview for Company B is not 
> scheduled for another 10 days.
> 
> So how do I put Company A on hold until I find out if Company B Will make me 
> an offer?

You call Company A.  You say, "I'm interested in your offer but have
another possibility that I would like to pursue.  May I give you an answer
in three weeks?"  If they say yes, go on with the interview process -- you
really don't know yet which way you should go anyway.  If they say no and
give good reasons why they're under time constraints, make your decision
based on the incomplete decision you have at this point, including a risk
analysis of how likely you are to get an offer from Company B and what the
damage is if you don't.  If they say, "No, we don't want to be strung
along," decide whether you want to work for a company that thinks it's a
junior high school.

This ain't rocket science, folks, and the more information we all give each
other, the better off we all are.

-- 
Boyd Nation         Energy Management Systems Services     Southern Company
boyd@emss.com                 (205) 257-5789            FAX: (205) 257-3689


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