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I have an interview for a full time job next week, should I be up front about...
- Thread starter Steffen
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...my graduate school plans soon? I have an interview next week for a full-time job that I'm qualified for. It'd be a great foot in the door, but I know that I don't want to stick with it for more than a year and a half. I know that they are quite desperate to find a person to fill the position soon as well. It is an entry level marketing position. I knew a person who knew a person, and they really pushed for me I guess. However, I had already made plans of attending graduate school in the fall, and I have already submitted 7 graduate school applications and was going to submit 3 more. I'm not sure if I'll get in or not, but that was my goal, and this job opportunity came up out of nowhere, and surprisingly I got an interview. I think I have a decent shot of landing it. Do I mention that I'm planning on attending graduate school in the fall, or how do I go about handling that? I don't want to lie and be deceiving at all, but I don't want to make it seem like I don't really want the position that badly. It's just I already had these plans and then this came up. Do you think they would let me work it for 8-months and then leave?
StylishKidInTheRiotYAYAYA
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If you tell them that you're planning on leaving in 8 months, they'll give the job to someone else. The job market is extremely competitive at the moment, recruitment is costly, and they won't want to give you the job if there's someone else that would be just as qualified that will stay longer.
If you want this job, don't tell them. You just get your foot in the door, then if you find out you got into the school, tell them when you plan on leaving. I guarantee you won't get the job if you're up front.
If you want this job, don't tell them. You just get your foot in the door, then if you find out you got into the school, tell them when you plan on leaving. I guarantee you won't get the job if you're up front.
I wouldn't say anything... you don't know what will change in your future and saying anything will probably result in you not getting the job. Not to mention, that if you are a really good asset to the company then they might work with you to keep you around in an interim position or summers. You will never know if you say anything.
StylishKidInTheRiotYAYAYA
New member
If you tell them that you're planning on leaving in 8 months, they'll give the job to someone else. The job market is extremely competitive at the moment, recruitment is costly, and they won't want to give you the job if there's someone else that would be just as qualified that will stay longer.
If you want this job, don't tell them. You just get your foot in the door, then if you find out you got into the school, tell them when you plan on leaving. I guarantee you won't get the job if you're up front.
If you want this job, don't tell them. You just get your foot in the door, then if you find out you got into the school, tell them when you plan on leaving. I guarantee you won't get the job if you're up front.