The job search process can be difficult and frustrating. You spend hours looking for jobs that fit what your criteria. When you find one, you thoughtfully submit an application, customize your resume, and submit a cover letter. If you’re lucky, then you may get invited to interview and then get your references checked. And, after all that, you may run into a situation when recruiters go...
Getting all the way through the application, interview, and reference check process to receive a job offer takes a lot of work. And when that job offer finally comes, it can feel extraordinarily exciting. However, on the flip side, if the company that gave you the job offer suddenly goes radio silent, particularly after you accepted the offer, it can be alarming and deflating. So, this article is...
You make it through the interview process. Your references are checked. And it’s finally time to receive a job offer. The offer letter comes via email and you find that the salary is below what you were hoping for. It’s disappointing, but just because the initial offer was low, it doesn’t mean that’s what the final offer is going to be. Negotiation is an expected part of...
Getting to the end of an interview process and receiving a job offer is an exciting accomplishment. However, as you’re going through the application and interview process, unexpected changes in your personal life can happen. And those changes may cause you to re-evaluate if a particular job offer is right for you. To that end, this article will walk through tips for how to decline a job...
Getting to the end of an interview process and receiving a job offer is an exciting accomplishment. However, just because you received a job offer, it doesn’t mean that it’s the right fit for you. And, ideally, you want to be interviewing in a place where you can be selective about what offer you take to try and find the perfect fit for you. So if you find yourself in a position where...
At the end of the day, salary is one of the most important factors when deciding on a job offer. And as excited as you might be about an opportunity, there are many cases where the salary that you’re looking for, and the budget that the company has available, simply aren’t aligned. In cases like what I described above, you’ll have to decline a job offer due to salary. And...
If you recently started a new job, there’s a good chance that you were talking to a few different companies during your search process. And when you’re talking to different companies and evaluating multiple opportunities, it can be challenging to get the timing of potential offers to align. And that’s true even if you’re doing the right things in managing the different...
It is common to be offered a job over the phone. Many times, the hiring manager will want to verbally tell you about the offer so that they can express their excitement about the potential of you joining the team, gauge your interest, and answer any immediate questions. Receiving a job offer over the phone is exciting, but can be a bit challenging to navigate because you have to think on your...
You complete an interview. You receive a job offer. You’re excited and you accept it. But after the initial excitement wears off, you find that you’re starting to have second thoughts. Maybe it doesn’t feel like as great of a fit as you first thought. Or possibly your current employer came back with a strong counter offer that’s compelling you to stay. However it happened...
If you made it all the way through what you believe to be the final conversation in an interview process, you may be wondering when a job offer will be coming your way. To help you with that, this article is going to walk you through how to follow up on a pending job offer. And it’s going to answer related questions around following up on a job offer. Let’s get started. Is It Ok To...