Job dilemma

[Puggit]

If you came 2nd in an interview process, and then the company found it wasn't working with the candidate they hired and came back to you - would you join...?

[Graham E]

if i wanted the job, yes.

[Mr POD]

i'd negotiate hard on the notice period they could give me. Basically If you've got a job with 3 months notice why would you give up that entitlement for a company that clearly can't recruit the right guy in the first place and are obviously hard to please.

[OnTheOverrun]

I interview and employ people and sometimes I get it wrong.

It's perfectly reasonable for them to come back to you, just tell them you have accepted a post in the meantime that pays better and you will need to renegotiate your remuneration before you can consider their offer.

[Puggit]

OnTheOverrun said:

I interview and employ people and sometimes I get it wrong.

It's perfectly reasonable for them to come back to you, just tell them you have accepted a post in the meantime that pays better and you will need to renegotiate your remuneration before you can consider their offer.

Good strategy, but I'm already near the top of the payscale for my type of role. The attraction of the role is that it's a startup, so good growth potential and also share options.

[BJWoods]

Puggit said:

OnTheOverrun said:

I interview and employ people and sometimes I get it wrong.

It's perfectly reasonable for them to come back to you, just tell them you have accepted a post in the meantime that pays better and you will need to renegotiate your remuneration before you can consider their offer.

Good strategy, but I'm already near the top of the payscale for my type of role. The attraction of the role is that it's a startup, so good growth potential and also share options.

given that they have just dumped their 1st choice person...

Get a long notice period to mitigate the risk a bit

B

[Puggit]

swerni said:

Puggit said:

OnTheOverrun said:

I interview and employ people and sometimes I get it wrong.

It's perfectly reasonable for them to come back to you, just tell them you have accepted a post in the meantime that pays better and you will need to renegotiate your remuneration before you can consider their offer.

Good strategy, but I'm already near the top of the payscale for my type of role. The attraction of the role is that it's a startup, so good growth potential and also share options.

I wouldn't think twice Chris. If it's what you want to be doing and you think the rewards outweigh the risk of it being a start up then go for it.
Some people are better at interviewing than others, don't take it personally that you didn't get it first time round.

Best of luck!! and if you want a chat, you've got the number.

Thanks Steve - going to decline it in the morning. We're about to move house and don't want 2 sets of stress on us. They didn't get rave reviews at VMworld...

Ho hum.