You’ve been applying for multiple jobs. You completed a rigorous interview process. And you finally got yourself a job offer. However, after you accepted the job offer, you haven’t heard back from the company. Panic sets in and you’re not sure what to do or what it means. To that end, this article is going to discuss what it means if you accepted a job offer but haven’t...
Deciding on a job offer is a big decision. Your job consumes a huge amount of your time and impacts your quality of life in significant ways. So, when you receive a job offer after a completing a long interview process, you want to make sure that you’re feeling confident about whether or not it’s the right fit. Now, ideally, prior to receiving a job offer, you’ll have been...
The period after you wrap up your final interview with a company and before you officially hear back from them on a decision is filled with emotion. You’re reflecting on everything. Analyzing every conversation. Wishing you had responded to that one question just a little bit differently. And as you’re going through that, you’re constantly refreshing your email to see if a job...
If you’re in the midst of an interview process, you may hear the term “pending job offer” from a recruiter or hiring manager. And depending upon the the context and whom they’re referring to, that you could mean good or bad news for you as the applicant. To that end, this article is going to define what the term pending job offer means, and answer related questions about...
Receiving a job offer after a long interview and application process is an exciting accomplishment. And once you receive a job offer, you’ll want to ensure that you respond to it with professionalism and care. The way that you initially respond to a job offer can dictate how much time that you have to provide a formal acceptance or decline of the offer, the way that you approach...
Evaluating a job offer is an imperfect science, but it’s one that’s important to get right. To help you in that process, this article provides seven criteria that are important in evaluating a job offer. The criteria are largely inspired by the book What Color is Your Parachute, which lays out key factors for job satisfaction in the Petal Exercise. After walking through those...
Choosing whether or not to accept a job offer is an important decision. Your job has a massive impact on your life and accepting the wrong offer can have some serious negative implications. On the flip side, if you pass up on a great opportunity, you could find that you’re looking back in a few months, or even a few years, and kicking yourself for what could have been. In fact, in Daniel...
If you’re in a situation where you received a job offer, but have another interview with another company, you’ve got a good problem on your hands. A good problem in the sense that you have received a job offer, which is fantastic. And that you may potentially receive another one on top of it. If that’s you, take a moment to celebrate your situation. However, you are still in a...
To start, if you’re reading this article, congratulations! It likely means that you have at least one job offer and are interviewing with another organization. That’s a fantastic accomplishment, and one that you should be proud of. That said, it also creates the awkward situation of trying to coordinate the timing of two job offers so you can make a decision with as much information...