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wyvrn

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Company A will not notify their candidates of their status until mid to late August. Their training class starts in September. Apparently, they like to interview way ahead of time. In the meantime, I am looking at other companies. I have had a total of 4 interviews, turned one down due to low pay, got invited to reapply to one in the fall :confused: , and will hear back on the last one by next week.

Company A apparently pays pretty well, if the grapevine is true. And they are a big, stable company. This would probably be a great thing for my career. The other interest is coming from small companies that pay less and the benefits aren't as nice. If I get another offer before Company A makes a decision, should I take it? Or should I wait for them to respond? I can always tell them I have an offer sitting on the table, but they didn't guarantee me they would be able to make a decision sooner than August :|

I guess I am not in a hurry for a job, but the sooner I get one the sooner I can pay off some of my looming student loan debt.
 
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Lifer
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Sounds like you've pretty made up your mind in going with Company A.
 
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what field are you in? it makes a big differnce in what size company I would want to work for
 
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wyvrn

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lol ^^

I haven't made up my mind yet. I am pretty sure Company A has the best overall opportunity. Plus they really rolled out the red carpet for their candidates. That is the most professional treatment I have gotten while still being in interview mode.

But there isn't a guarantee I will be hired yet, which makes it a tough decision.
 
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Garet Jax

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Originally posted by: wyvrn
Company A will not notify their candidates of their status until mid to late August. Their training class starts in September. Apparently, they like to interview way ahead of time. In the meantime, I am looking at other companies. I have had a total of 4 interviews, turned one down due to low pay, got invited to reapply to one in the fall :confused: , and will hear back on the last one by next week.

Company A apparently pays pretty well, if the grapevine is true. And they are a big, stable company. This would probably be a great thing for my career. The other interest is coming from small companies that pay less and the benefits aren't as nice. If I get another offer before Company A makes a decision, should I take it? Or should I wait for them to respond? I can always tell them I have an offer sitting on the table, but they didn't guarantee me they would be able to make a decision sooner than August :|

I guess I am not in a hurry for a job, but the sooner I get one the sooner I can pay off some of my looming student loan debt.
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Never wait for an offer that is promised. Things change, company A may or may not make you an offer. If they do, if may not be acceptable. If you have turned down all offers, then you are left holding no stick.

If company A is dragging their asses and you cannot get them to pick them up, then take the best job offer you have in your hands. If company A finally comes around and gives you something you like better, then quit your job and accept Company A's offer.
 
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wyvrn

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Sort of an update here...

I am getting calls for 24-30k jobs right and left. These are entry level. I have 4 years professional experience, plus many many years part time experience backing that up if neccessary. I really don't want to take one of these, but the job market is still suffering in Dallas. Hmm...
 
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If yu're going into a Training Class for Company A, what guarantee is there that you'll get the "big pay and great benefits"? You said you're unemployed, so the question is do you want to take a chance that Company A won't hire you? I'd be more than a little nervous waiting for that call, especially when it's 4 weeks away... For all you know, they're interviewing 5-10 people a day...

Sometimes the little company is best to start with, as it affords the opportunity to be a little more hands-on, or at the "granular level" as my boss likes to say...

personal preference either way..
 
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Originally posted by: wyvrn
Sort of an update here...

I am getting calls for 24-30k jobs right and left. These are entry level. I have 4 years professional experience, plus many many years part time experience backing that up if neccessary. I really don't want to take one of these, but the job market is still suffering in Dallas. Hmm...
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If you are getting 24-30k jobs 'right and left', I'd say that's what you should be aiming at. Generally, if you are getting low-balled, it will be ONE company that does it, and everyone else will be in the same range.

You say you have 4 years professional experience? That's nice, what kind of education? With a degree and 7 years professional experience, I'm still only shooting for 40K jobs. Some certifications would help, true, and I'm working on that, but make sure you aren't aiming too high.

Also, yeah, as another poster said, VERY LARGE companies may well *be* interviewing 5-10 people a day. And 'rolling out the red carpet' for all of them. Remember, they are a VERY LARGE company - they have an entire staff whose task is literally nothing but interviewing potential employees. They get very good at presenting themselves well. (BTW, Progressive Insurance was a company in our old area that was famous for this - interviewing dozens upon dozens of people, leading them all along - sometimes even sending them through some testing - and then picking the highest scoring one or two for the position.)
 
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Take Company B's offer. It's better to have a job than wait for something that may or may not happen.
 
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wyvrn

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If you are getting 24-30k jobs 'right and left', I'd say that's what you should be aiming at. Generally, if you are getting low-balled, it will be ONE company that does it, and everyone else will be in the same range.
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My last job billed at 35k with no educational requirement. I am finishing my BS in Business, MIS. I expected to start at 35k and go from there. The job market in my area had been pretty disappointing. In talking to recruiters and other job seekers, basically companies are lowballing because they know they have their pick of many overqualified candidates.

There are two problems with this situation. First, the salary I take now can affect my salary requirements for several years afterwards, unless of course I lie about it. Secondly, these types of jobs don't really expand much on my skillset, and I feel stuck in the mud wondering when my career will move forward. Again, it's more a function of the local job market than anything. I know people who graduated in 1997 - 2002 that, with NO experience, made more than I am being offered now with 4 years of experience. Sucks :-(

You say you have 4 years professional experience? That's nice, what kind of education? With a degree and 7 years professional experience, I'm still only shooting for 40K jobs. Some certifications would help, true, and I'm working on that, but make sure you aren't aiming too high.
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I have an Associates in Unix Admin from community college, 3.77 GPA. I am finishing BS Business, MIS concentration now, graduating with a 3.85 GPA. I have CCNA, a couple of MCP's from NT 4.0 track, and A+ (was compulsory at last job).

Also, yeah, as another poster said, VERY LARGE companies may well *be* interviewing 5-10 people a day. And 'rolling out the red carpet' for all of them. Remember, they are a VERY LARGE company - they have an entire staff whose task is literally nothing but interviewing potential employees.
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Good point.

Take Company B's offer. It's better to have a job than wait for something that may or may not happen.
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I found out the salary at the other job. It is 35k with blue cross/blue shield benefits (hmm). They are a small company, by that I mean 35 employees. One of the things they said during the interview kind of disturbed me. They "had" 50 employees, but shrunk due to "automation" of certain things. They are just now hiring again, but only for this position. They also said I would have to work overtime, seasonaly and also whenever a production run dictates. These can come without any warning, and as salary I do not get paid overtime. Hmm. This job really looks spotty.

The other jobs are less than 30k for entry level. It's a buyer's market here, and companies are taking advantage. I suppose I should feel lucky I am getting any offers while some of my classmates struggle to find anything.

I could always go back to what I did before and make 35k, but it seems like such a dead end position. That's the reason I went back to school in the first place.

Sigh. Maybe I should just go to grad school and hope the economy is booming when I get out.
 
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