I'm interested to hear how people have themselves scheduled job interviews while working full-time 8-5?
How to Schedule Job Interviews When You're Working Full-Time?
subywagon on 11/04/2019 - 21:39
Last edited 12/04/2019 - 09:05 by 1 other user
Last edited 12/04/2019 - 09:05 by 1 other user
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Friday is tough cause most have causal fridays
rock up in a suit and it screams interview lol
after work is usually fine
or take a day offI once did a quick shave in a westfield because I had gone the whole week (or month) looking scruffy and didn't even want to turn up on Friday looking suspiciously neat and tidy, let alone in a suit
just wear everyday clothes to the office and keep your appropriate style (in your opinion) in the car, and change before the interview, or vise versa - not a big deal :)
I'm fortunate to work somewhere that doesn't have to clock in/clock out so if I were in that situation I would probably work from home, go to my interview and then go home. Otherwise, if you want to do it a legit way, maybe you just have to take a day of leave? Or half a day. Ask if you can come in at 10 and work till 6 tell them you have an appointment that can't be rescheduled. It depends on how close with your boss you are and if they care that you rock up late but still meet targets and deliverables.
be upfront and honest with the potential employer, I usually do a 4 - 5 flexible appointment and get away early.
Start or end of the day. Dentist appointment, doctor visit, tradies coming over, feeling unwell, etc. or just take annual leave and try to group two interviews on the same day. It’s not hard unless you’re taking multiple interviews every week then you’re in trouble.
If you can, try to ask to move hours around (work earlier for example and end earlier). Personally though I take it through lunch or I take the day off, mostly because I feel more switched on in the afternoon, while I'm usually still sleepy in the morning.
If its worth it, take a rec day or sick day.
Schedule a cleaning with the dentist before anyway, can never be too clean. tell boss you need hours to recover, or all day why not.
I've always told the interviewer that I can only do it after our before hours because even though I'm looking, I'm still not wanting to short change the current employer. Likewise, the future employer wouldn't want that happening to them too
Take sickies for interviews. Then use the new job to negotiate a pay rise.
Uh oh, new forum thread, “is using sick leave for job interviews acceptable?”
And "is it legal for boss to check my work emails and find out that I've been taking sickies to attend job interviews?" lol
I mean they can’t really do that but why are you using your work email for applications ?
@Randxyz123: Yeah, and why would they know you chucked a sickie unless you tell someone? Dont.
Besides, you don't get paid out for your sick leave like your annual leave, so you might as well use your accumulated sick leave while you can before you quit.
"Medical appointment"
Most employees are well aware of the difficulties and will work with you if they're interested in you. Appointments before or after work are the most common, lunch can work if they're nearby. It's not too hard unless they're on the opposite side of city to where you work. Some may be willing to do video chat for an initial discussion etc. There's no hard and fast rules. I even did an interview with a bloke in a taxi on his way to the airport once (I got the job).
Lunchtime, early morning, take the day off work
I usually take early morning or work from home arrangements.
I find early morning usually suits both parties as neither is taken away from normal business contact hours.just tell your manager why are you so scared
Not scared, just curious. I've recently been employed on full time hours and received a lot of calls from other positions I've applied for and was wondering how others may have attended interviews. Luckily I was accepted first to the best position I applied for. I'll stick with my current employment for a the probation period and see how I go. So far, so good!
Why are you looking to leave before you've even passed probation? In this case, taking days off or coming in late is going to look very bad on you. Even if you are being reasonable, you still need to earn the trust of your employer before asking for flexibility.
If the job is a total nightmare or the other job you have an interview with is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, then I'd support you in looking to move. Otherwise you're needlessly picky and will probably do more harm than good. You're going to get canned after the probation period for not being committed enough, at which point you'll have wasted 6 months because you won't be able to list that employer on your resume. Be smart.
Take a day off…
lunchtime, early morning, late afternoon.
always wear good clothes, who cares what people think. in fact rocking up occasionally in good clothes even without a job interview, sends the rumours flying and if they like you may lead to a pay increase.
Early morning or by lunchtime, just so I don't look stressed out from work just yet. That might just be me, though (the looking stressed part)
Yeah, I don't think I could do it after work, I'm way to exhausted!
this also goes for the interviewer. no one is in the right frame of mind at 4pm on a friday afternoon. i only ever do "am" interviews, when people are bright and fresh in the mornings.
Yep, less chance to be the receiving end of someone's work frustrations for the day.
Annual leave
Chuck a sickie.
Lunchtime or Friday afternoon.