Respond time before being accepted for job / myLot

Malaysia

December 30, 2018 1:11am CST

Will you pending the company HR when the inform you that they are accepting you for the position that applied in order to compare the salary package offer by other company that will be contacting you soon? This is because the assessment timing of different companies are different. So, you can select the one that you are satisfy with. What is the polite method to handle this situation.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246334)

• United States

31 Dec 18

I would not keep a company waiting if they offered me a position.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246334)

• United States

31 Dec 18

@Acefun I’m retired, so have no idea.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

31 Dec 18

Will you ask for the final date to respond to the offer while at the same time try to contact the other company HR for evaluation status?

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

31 Dec 18

@DianneN It's okay. Better then not respond.

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

30 Dec 18

Not sure about that, but I usually used to give the company about 3 days and that was my limit on waiting. Then I would move on.

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

31 Dec 18

@Acefun Well then I guess if they will not reply they are very rude.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

2 Jan 19

@Courage7 It is normal for HR not replying applicants who are not successful in the selection process. But I will contact HR to ask for the status. Sometimes it might be slow due to the relevant department head have not make any decision. So we as an applicants need to wait patiently.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

30 Dec 18

How about those companies you wish to join in the first place have not reply you yet and they said they need longer time to evaluate the candidates?

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Iza

@eliza_godinez12 (5567)

• Philippines

30 Dec 18

For me, i would usually choose the company hired me first. I don't look into the offer but the possibility that i can have work the soonest.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

30 Dec 18

How about those companies that you wish to get in have not reply you yet?Are you not going to wait for them?

Iza

@eliza_godinez12 (5567)

• Philippines

31 Dec 18

@Acefun no, because I am not sure if they will hire me anyway.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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30 Dec 18

I would just ask them for a longer joining time.. Personal commitments can always be my excuse . Having been in HR for years I have heard people come up with stranger stuff.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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2 Jan 19

@Acefun as i said ask for more time saying you have personal commitments.. people don't dig in when you say that. Do that only if you are sure of the next job.. or you may stand to lose both.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

2 Jan 19

@sofssu ok. I will remember the powerful excuse. Thank you.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

30 Dec 18

oh, might share some of the trick to get longer response time?

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

1 Jan 19

You can do some research to find out how much they will pay you. Then you can accept the one that offers bigger salary.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

2 Jan 19

ok, but some company will have better non-monetary benefits although the monetary one is relatively low when compare to others.

José Valera

@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

31 Dec 18

If I were you, I would accept the company that contacted you recently, and keep in touch with the other one that's processing and pending on contacting you. One never knows, what if the other that you are awaiting on does not give you a call and you miss the one that already is interested in you. Life is always a little complicated ugh! :(

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José Valera

@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

31 Dec 18

@Acefun Yes, I know it sounds mean or selfish, but remember you go first then comes the company that hires you, because when they're gonna kick you out of the office, they don't even care about your feelings and needings. So you gotta think wiser. That is what I would do If I were you.

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Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

31 Dec 18

@jvicentevalera It gives a bad impression in the resume and the company will not consider the job applicants of the same person in the future. Worse thing will be if those HR or your superior has some close connection with other company, then they spread over the attitude of the person.

Alvin Jenn

@Acefun (1220)

• Malaysia

31 Dec 18

Do you meant that accept is to agree to take the job offer? So when other companies also offer you the job later on, you will decline them or you will resign the accepted job and join the company that have better offer?

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AKRao24

@AKRao24 (27424)

• India

30 Dec 18

That is very natural. Like the HR is doing business for the recruiting company, we are also interested in our own benefit. If it is possible to wait for us then I see there is nothing wrong to wait for both companies salaries known and join the company with maximum benefits.

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