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“If you hire me, can I wait until a month from now to start the job?”

Posted on May 8, 2010 By Chris (Edit) Leave a Comment

Whether you like them or not, chances are that in order to land a desirable job, you’re going to have to run through the interview gauntlet.  It’s no fun, but it’s a HUGE part of the weed-out process that companies use when making hiring decisions.

I came across this article on Yahoo.com that gives great tips on what types of questions NOT to ask your potential employer during the interview.  Here’s one of the tips:

“If you hire me, can I wait until [more than three weeks from now] to start the job?”
Employers expect you to give two weeks’ notice. If you’re not working, they’d love to see you more quickly. If you ask for tons of time off before you start working — unless you have a very good reason — the employer may think, “How serious is this candidate about working?” In any case, a start-date extension is something to request after you’ve got the offer in hand, not before.

If you think you can use the rest of the 10 Questions Never to Ask in Job Interview, follow the link and check it out in its entirety.  And if you have any good interview tips of your own, please leave a comment and share.  I’m sure most of us can use all the help we can get.  Good luck with your next interview too!

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