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Ok...you have an interview scheduled and it leads to a job offer which looks great..however, you are trying to plan a vacation in early May. Do you mention this scheduled vacation risking the job offe
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 4/16/2002 11:21 AM EDT
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Ok...you have an interview scheduled and it leads to a job offer which looks great..however, you are trying to plan a vacation in early May. Do you mention this scheduled vacation risking the job offer and do you decide to cancel the vacation?
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 4/17/2002 1:34 AM EDT
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I have had many applicants tell me that they have a trip planned during the interview process and I have never not extended an offer because of that reason. Since we are 1/2 way through April and your vacation is the beginning of May, just give them a start date that is after your vacation. Most companies expect that you have to give a two weeks notice and depending on your level perhaps more. |
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 4/17/2002 3:23 AM EDT
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That's what I thought to do as well. A company can not extend the offer due to vacation though..Giving a two week notice is not required as in this case. Just communicating to the new employer is. From what I can see and from what I think, an employer can't object to a vacation. |
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 4/17/2002 3:35 AM EDT
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First: 7/27/2001 Last: 1/7/2003 |
I have been on both sides of this situation and in both cases came to the same conclusion - would you rather the perspective employee be up front with you or wait until after you hire them and then need to take time off. In the situation where I was the perspective employee - I took the time off unpaid as I normally would not be eligible for vacation. |
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 4/17/2002 1:07 PM EDT
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I guess the biggest concern at this point in time is receiving an offer after being laid off for 6 months, the company then finds out that a vacation has been planned. I just sense that the employee could be frowned upon but these days, employers realize that there is more to life than work..plus if we take this vacation, to start a new job on a fresh mind would be beneficial to him and the company. I guess communication is key at this point in time. However, we first need to get the offer before we jump the gun but I am the planner and work in HR so the two can be difficult to work with. |
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 4/18/2002 2:20 AM EDT
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First: 1/29/2002 Last: 4/30/2003 |
I know what the not-working life is like and my recommendation would be to get the offer before you say anything.
Then, when you talk about start dates, you can say that you have a vacation planned for such-and-such and that you will be able to start on May-whatever, when you return. If you have to start accruing vacation from scratch at the normal rate, you will have to be there a year before you get your standard 2 weeks. You're lucky to be able to afford a vacation after being out of work for 6 months, if I remember your post correctly. You're probably not going to get any time off for a while after you start, so I'd do the best I could to take advantage of the opportunity. Good Luck. Let us know if you get it! |
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 5/21/2002 7:35 PM EDT
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First: 5/14/2002 Last: 3/18/2003 |
depends on how urgent the postion is and how difficult your boss can find a replacement. You can discuss with him your vacation, he may re-arrange the work schedule to fit both parties. If he say he need the post in urgent and he may offer another one, then you would consider to adjust your vacation plan or give up the offer. |
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New Hire and Vacation Request
posted at 6/18/2002 3:48 AM EDT
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First: 6/18/2002 Last: 7/19/2002 |
I encountered this situation when I was accepting a new position in 1990. For over 15 years, I had been taking two weeks of my annual leave (I work for the Federal Government)to do volunteer work for the Smithsonian Institution each summer. I told my prospective boss about it, and he didn't have any problem with it--I started working the day after my volunteer work ended. Of course, I didn't take a "vacation" until later that year, because some people feel that when you're not a work, you're not at work, where you were absent for community reasons or for personal enjouyment.
The same thing happnened when I accepted my current position two years ago. I think the fact that I was taking leave for volunteer work rather than for a personal vacation is what made it acceptable to my employers. |
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