Comments on: Ten Reasons To Run From A Job Opportunity http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/ Glassdoor - An Inside Look at Jobs and Companies Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:14:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Herberthttp://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-10676 Mark Herbert Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:59:29 +0000 http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/?p=2960#comment-10676 Excellent advice Liz! Too many times in an economy like this we forget to ask the right questions. Excellent advice Liz! Too many times in an economy like this we forget to ask the right questions.

]]> By: Bill Gateshttp://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-10675 Bill Gates Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:06:43 +0000 http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/?p=2960#comment-10675 Come work for Microsoft. Come work for Microsoft.

]]> By: lizryanhttp://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-10669 lizryan Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:28:53 +0000 http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/?p=2960#comment-10669 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 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

]]> By: Christine Lhttp://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-10666 Christine L Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:55:52 +0000 http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/?p=2960#comment-10666 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.<br>Thanks for another terrific article! 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!

]]> By: lizryanhttp://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-10658 lizryan Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:29:03 +0000 http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/?p=2960#comment-10658 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. 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.

]]> By: Guesthttp://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-10657 Guest Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:44:39 +0000 http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/?p=2960#comment-10657 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). 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).

]]> By: Namehttp://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ten-reasons-run-job-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-10654 Name Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:07:03 +0000 http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/?p=2960#comment-10654 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. <br><br>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. 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.

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