When to advise boss of new job offer?

[dontfollowme]

I am currently waiting for a written job offer after being advised I was successful at interview. I am currently in probation in my present role so technically my notice is one week. Should I mention anything to my boss yet? I want to give as much notice as possible.

[itsnotarace]

Yeah do it now and burn as many bridges as possible

[Deva Link]

Are you mental?

Tell your current employer a week before your confirmed (in writing) start date.

[ewenm]

Definitely not before you have the offer in writing.

If you want to use that offer as leverage in your current job, then you can bring it up once you have the offer in writing. However, if you're definitely planning to take the new job wait until you have done all the salary and start date negotiations and got all that in writing too.

[JonRB]

Until you have a signed contract for the new job you do not have a new job to go to. So don't say a thing till then.

[zaphod42]

As above.

When you have a signed contract in hand, signed by both parties with a start date in writing. And that your new employer has received the new contract.

Never resign until then.

[dontfollowme]

As an update, I've advised by boss of the job offer (he wasn't surprised). I am now in the tricky position where I need to tell the recruitment agent if I am accepting but an internal secondment has been advertised which if I got it would mean exposure to formal project management and more money.

I am of the mind to accept the job offer and then deal with the consquences if I get the internal secondment which I accept isn't very ethical but I can't see any other option.

Is there a better approach?

[Marf]

dontfollowme said:

I am of the mind to accept the job offer and then deal with the consquences if I get the internal secondment which I accept isn't very ethical but I can't see any other option.

Do you think that telling your boss about the new job would affect the chances of the internal secondment?

Eitherway I'd go ahead in accepting the job offer and applying for the internal secondment if its a better option.

Ultimately it may not be morally right, but you need to do what is right for you.

Was in a similar situation back end of '09, was made redundant November '09, started a new job December '09, two days in got a better job offer and handed my notice in. Wasn't an easy thing to do but was the right thing in the long run.

[dontfollowme]

My boss knows of my job offer and has encouraged me to go for the secondment. The timing of this is awful. I might try and push back my start date at the new firm by a week which will no doubt annoy the agent.