tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post2173756866669365679..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: can I ask about a different position than the one I just accepted?Ask a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-3943490109047029762010-03-01T17:52:44.756-05:002010-03-01T17:52:44.756-05:00This is risky business but I would try to get the ...This is risky business but I would try to get the other job or at least bring it up. There are many ways to go about this without seeming flighty.Pathttp://pchousing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-21312153371465235042010-03-01T11:38:24.321-05:002010-03-01T11:38:24.321-05:00I'd take the advice of the other people who po...I'd take the advice of the other people who posted and stick with the job you were offered. However, it doesn't hurt to drop a few hints (nothing obvious please!) about skills that you have (which coincidentally could be the same skills the other position needs). Your new hiring manager (or the other hiring manager) may hear of your skills and extend the opportunity to you themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-33521821103795114682010-02-28T23:56:55.138-05:002010-02-28T23:56:55.138-05:00Trying to get the other job before you've even...Trying to get the other job before you've even started the one you've accepted won't look good at all, IMO. You will look like a job-hopper, someone unable to fulfill their commitments. <br /><br />I'd take the job you've accepted and wait for another opportunity to open up in that other department. After six months or a year, put in for a transfer. You'll have your current managers to recommend you, if you do a good job, which is always a good position to be in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-74370273127185959312010-02-28T15:40:29.352-05:002010-02-28T15:40:29.352-05:00You said you enjoy the new position but would pref...You said you enjoy the new position but would prefer the other. In cases like this I always recommend staying where you are for a year or two. Then after you've proven yourself (and kept your skills current in the mean time), apply for the next open position in that dept.<br /><br />In the mean time you'll get to know the company, build your brand there, and may be on tap without having to apply when the next opening comes around. <br /><br />While I understand the grass looks greener (I too took a position with a $10K decrease before), you may find little nuances of the other position wouldn't have been ideal for you in the long run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-71482833537182867262010-02-28T13:41:31.000-05:002010-02-28T13:41:31.000-05:00It sounds like you’re overqualified for the job th...It sounds like you’re overqualified for the job that they offered you, which means that management is already taking a risk in hiring you. They know that this is a “step down” in responsibility and that the pay cut is a financial burden for you. They’re trusting that you won’t ditch them as soon as you get a better offer. Now you want to <i>tell them</i> that you want a better offer. You’ll be proving to them that they should have offered the job to someone with less experience or lower salary requirements. No matter how delicately you approach this, they may rescind the original offer.<br /><br />I know that being unemployed means sometimes you have to take what you can get. But if you really, <i>really</i> want that better paying management job, I urge to decline the offer for the other position. If you accept it, you’ll spend your days stressing over your financial burden and sulking that you didn’t get the better job that you “should” have with your experience. This will hurt your performance, and it will prevent someone who would be happy in this position from getting it.<br /><br />I suggest that you meet with management and ask to be considered for the other position that better meets your skills. Tell them that you would be a better asset to the company in that position and that it meets your necessary salary requirements. You will probably lose the first position, but you could end up with the one you really want. You’ll also reassure management that you won’t be hunting for better offers elsewhere because you’ll be in a position that meets your qualifications.Unemployed Galnoreply@blogger.com