Job dilemma
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Good plan. There is nothing worse than regret over a missed opportunity.
Sort of similar ish to my situ (ignoring the pay) so I'm just attending the interviews to see what happens
If they offer me the job and the pay is better I'll take it, if it's slightly less than I'm on now I'm not entirely sure how I'd respond....as I'd have to pay for accom which I get for free on base ATM
See what comes of it, otherwise you'll be asking what if all the time
If they offer me the job and the pay is better I'll take it, if it's slightly less than I'm on now I'm not entirely sure how I'd respond....as I'd have to pay for accom which I get for free on base ATM
See what comes of it, otherwise you'll be asking what if all the time
Once you have the offer,if you get the offer, speak to your boss. Don't hold him to ransom, just explain your feelings to him. I'm sure the MD knows what you're worth for his apparently easy life.
Good luck! Attending the interview is defo the right decision as your not obligated to accept & it will give you more of an insight into whats expected of you. Then you can make a more educated decision.
The biggy is how your current MD reacts!
Will it be 'well bugger off then' or will he realise what he could potentially lose, relieve you of a few of your responsibilities to make your life easier & give you a pay increment...wishful thinking...you dont know 'til you have the conversation but, have a plan B if it doesnt go well. i.e. wait & see if your offered the other position then have a sit down with current MD??
Edit: ..unless they call him for a reference first!!! Then maybe it would be better to have the chat early on!
The biggy is how your current MD reacts!
Will it be 'well bugger off then' or will he realise what he could potentially lose, relieve you of a few of your responsibilities to make your life easier & give you a pay increment...wishful thinking...you dont know 'til you have the conversation but, have a plan B if it doesnt go well. i.e. wait & see if your offered the other position then have a sit down with current MD??
Edit: ..unless they call him for a reference first!!! Then maybe it would be better to have the chat early on!
OK. So that was interesting. They're actually quite a lot larger than I expected and I get the thanks but no thanks or c'mon down for a second interview at the end of the week with a presentation to the senior team and much more in depth probing of my skills etc. I know I can do the role, its whether I'm a fit for them.
2nd interview means they want to see more and are interested. Nice one.
I would treat next stage simply as a trial for displaying your skills so even if you were offered the job and decided against, you have some valuable experience of going through the process.
Think of all the well qualified and often experienced people who don't even get their CVs read. You have done well whatever the outcome.
Go for it as you have nothing to lose and a lot to gain if only the experience of going through the process which we can all get rusty at if we haven't been in the market for a while.
Retired now and never really had to suffer the interview process in the same depth in education as in business. Even so attended a few 'competitive' interview sessions where a bunch of people were scrutinised both separately and together for supposed 'team abilities'. B******* of course, but you have to play a long and it needs practice in keeping a straight face while you going through the motions.
Best of luck.
I would treat next stage simply as a trial for displaying your skills so even if you were offered the job and decided against, you have some valuable experience of going through the process.
Think of all the well qualified and often experienced people who don't even get their CVs read. You have done well whatever the outcome.
Go for it as you have nothing to lose and a lot to gain if only the experience of going through the process which we can all get rusty at if we haven't been in the market for a while.
Retired now and never really had to suffer the interview process in the same depth in education as in business. Even so attended a few 'competitive' interview sessions where a bunch of people were scrutinised both separately and together for supposed 'team abilities'. B******* of course, but you have to play a long and it needs practice in keeping a straight face while you going through the motions.
Best of luck.