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[05omegav6]

I recently applied for three very different jobs...

Last week I received two interview invitations... One tomorrow and tother next Tuesday. All good so far, but today I received an invitation for the third position.

This is also next Tuesday, about half an hour after the first one and 40 miles away, and involves group excercises, so is an immovable feast.

Job 1 is local, job 2 is 40 miles away but much better pay and job 3 is 25 miles away similar money to job 1 but 4 on/4 off...

How best to approach the interview clash

[Kevin Wood]

Depends on your gut feeling on each of the opportunities as to which one you try to get rearranged, IMHO. Not sure anyone else can answer that.

But.. Group exercise or not, much better pay or not, if they expect you to down tools and turn up at a time of their specification with no possibility to rearrange it, then that would ring alarm bells for me, personally. Tell them you have a work commitment for your current employer and you're not prepared to let them down. If they don't accept that, they either don't want you badly enough, or don't value integrity.

[aaronjb]

or don't value integrity.

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[Kevin Wood]

or don't value integrity.

...

Hence the little smiley.

[05omegav6]

Both jobs 1 and 2 are for the same employer in different places and I was given a selection of times/dates,  the alternatives for which are no longer available

Job 3 will likely have chosen 20 people to call in for a four hour session.

Will give the third one a ring to see about alternatives.

Current employer is me btw, and next thing in the diary is the Wycombe meet...

[tigers_gonads]

Priority goes to the one you have the best chance of getting 
Also, if its a lady, DON'T LOOK AT HER TITS 

Good luck anyway 

[aaronjb]

Priority goes to the one you have the best chance of getting 

That, to an extent - unless you're not desperate, in which case I'd give priority to the one with the best work/life/salary balance (and include commuting time into that equation)..

[EMD]

Priority goes to the one you have the best chance of getting 
Also, if its a lady, DON'T LOOK AT HER TITS 

Good luck anyway 

Thats not possible is it 

[Terbs]

As per title...but not appertaining to Al.....

Years ago, I asked the job centre to send me applicants for a job I had going in the spray shop. I told them I wanted experienced workers.
They sent me a 'gentleman' who was wearing a multi-coloured woollen hat, with masses of curls hanging beneath it. He sat down, and only put his bloody foot on my desk. !!! I told him to remove it. When asked why he wanted the job, the answer was..'I want to be near my chick, man'. 'Are you experienced with spraying'. 'No man, I live in London, and want to see my chick more'.
Needless to say he did not get the job.
When I complained to the job centre about the interview, and lack of etiquette, I was told I could not pick and choose.
So keep your boots off the desk, Al

[05omegav6]

Polishing the soles of my shoes as I type

[Webby the Bear]

Good luck al, whichever avenue you choose.

I remember I had an interview with lunn poly years ago when I though t I wanted to be a travel agent  the interviewer was a tidy cougar and I couldn't stop staring at her underwear she had on show 

Didn't get the job. Wonder what that meant 

[redelitev6]

 " Use the force Luke ", is the only advice I can come up with

[Kevin Wood]

As per title...but not appertaining to Al.....

Years ago, I asked the job centre to send me applicants for a job I had going in the spray shop. I told them I wanted experienced workers.
They sent me a 'gentleman' who was wearing a multi-coloured woollen hat, with masses of curls hanging beneath it. He sat down, and only put his bloody foot on my desk. !!! I told him to remove it. When asked why he wanted the job, the answer was..'I want to be near my chick, man'. 'Are you experienced with spraying'. 'No man, I live in London, and want to see my chick more'.
Needless to say he did not get the job.
When I complained to the job centre about the interview, and lack of etiquette, I was told I could not pick and choose.
So keep your boots off the desk, Al

I interviewed a guy about 10 years ago, whose mobile phone rang during the interview. He answered it, had a conversation for a couple of minutes and was taken aback when I told him to see himself out when he finally finished his call.

[JamesV6CDX]

Good luck!

[Rods2]

Priority goes to the one you have the best chance of getting 
Also, if its a lady, A tactful glance is okay but DON'T CONSTANTLY STARE AT HER TITS 

Good luck anyway 

Fixed.