You have made a decision to make a career move and do all the necessary things to get the attention of a recruiter or hiring manager. The process can seem to take forever, however, you make it through the hiring process and receive an offer. You want to carefully consider how to negotiate the offer, but wait, did I mention, this offer is NOT from your first choice company? That offer has not yet come through.
Rarely do multiple offers come in at the same time. If you are fairly confident that more offers are in the pipeline, what do you do while waiting for the coveted job to be offered to you?
Find out in this video:
I’d love to hear how you’ve dealt with similar situations in the past -please leave me your comment below!
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Margaret Buj
Margaret Buj is an Interview Coach who’s helped hundreds of professionals across Europe and the US to get the jobs and promotions they really wanted. Margaret also has 8 years of experience recruiting for a variety of positions at all levels across Europe and in the US, primarily in technology and e-commerce sectors. If you want to find out how recruiters read resumes, why you are not getting hired, how to sell yourself successfully in a job interview, and how to negotiate your best salary yet, you can download her FREE “You’re HIRED!” video course.
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Whilst being interviewed for my current job, I also had a very reputable magazine after me for some work experience. It was a magazine that I was very familiar with and loved to read, so was a great opportunity. However, the job I was being interviewed for at the same time was with a fresh, exciting and expanding company and at the end of the day, was a permanent job. I went for the latter and haven’t looked back since.
Thank you for this video. The points you raise are helpful to note; oftentimes, you don’t have multiple offers at the same time. It is important to note that regardless of how confident you are in your potential offer, once you turn down a job, the employer is going to fill it. You can’t go back begging for the opportunity you turned down in the hopes of a better one should the other opportunity not pan out. Make a decision and stick to it and remain professional in dealing with this delicate situation. Don’t mention waiting on other offers or say that you’re hoping to hear from potential employers in the near future. Keep your mannerisms professional and be mindful of whom you are speaking with. Multiple job offers are rare and exciting, so it’s important you take the proper steps when you’re placed in this scenario!