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Re: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity

Mark Herbert — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:59:29 -0000

Excellent advice Liz! Too many times in an economy like this we forget to ask the right questions.

Re: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity

Bill Gates — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:06:43 -0000

Come work for Microsoft.

Re: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity

lizryan — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:28:53 -0000

Hi Christine, I don't know anyone who hasn't had this experience, so don't feel bad about it! I have a friend who was asked for a Powerpoint 'sample' that was later used by the company in its client presentations!! The good news is that you got out of there fast. cheers Liz

Re: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity

Christine L — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:55:52 -0000

Liz, this is too true. If I had balked at #5, when they asked for a writing "sample" (involving many hours of review and research) BEFORE my first interview, I wouldn't have gone on three interviews and fallen in love with the idea of the job... only to be presented with an offer $30,000 less than my salary target. Wish I would have recognized the signs sooner, but it's nice to see that I'm not the only one who dodged a bullet by walking away from a "great" opportunity.
Thanks for another terrific article!

Re: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity

lizryan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:29:03 -0000

Thanks Name, and Guest! Next time, don't be so wimpy -- at least give us your middle name or your cat's name! :-) Name, you mention that you got offers from top-tier firms that broke the rules I listed above....but one of the points of the article is that getting an offer can be the booby prize. I'd suggest that demanding a W-2 (not compensation history, but evidence) is one mark of a poorly-run employer.

Re: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity

Guest — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:39 -0000

While I agree with the overall message the author is trying to communicate, I tend to disagree with some of the points e.g. I have interviewed and got offers from a couple of top-tier IBs and all of them asked for compensation history (c.f. #9) and the interview process in all cases was lightning fast (c.f. #6).

Re: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity

Name — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:07:03 -0000

Regarding #1, I went through a similar experience at a mid-tier investment bank. They did not even bother with a phone interview which already struck me as strange. When I came in for the face-to-face interview months after I sent in my resume, I asked about the gap. I learned that the candidate that they hired left shortly thereafter because "the hours were too long". That explanation felt like a lie. Investment banking hours are notoriously long and everyone interested in working at one knows it.

The bottom line is that a long gap between submitting your resume and being contacted could mean that the job wasn't what it was cracked up to be and the initial hire left almost immediately.