How to go for job interviews while you're still having a job

• Marco_Simone

  14 Sep 09, 09:23

  Topic as above.

  Take MC???

  Any funny excuses you have given for taking the day off to go for interviews elsewhere?

   

   

• Kenashi

  14 Sep 09, 09:41

  take AL, time off, medical appointment, mc, dental appointment, parenthood leave, etc.

  pick yr poison..

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 09:44

  Marco: Boss i need to take leave for tomorrow.

  Boss: do you know you need to give 2 weeks notice?

  Marco: this is urgent matter.

  Boss: what is it?

  Marco: My grandmother getting engage la.

  Boss: Find a better reason.

  Marco: ok, i go interview

  Boss: what interview?

  Marco: job interview la.

  Boss: Why here not good ar, must leave?

  Marco: i dun know lay.

  Boss: ok go, go any vacancy for me, ask me to join you.

  Marco: thk boss.

• Kenashi

  14 Sep 09, 09:52

  Marco : Boss, I need to take leave tmr.

   

  Boss : why?

   

  Marco : My gf getting married.

   

  Boss : Congrats.

   

  Marco : She is getting married but not with me.

   

  Boss : .....

   

  -> See, sure approve your leave. haha

• Marco_Simone

  14 Sep 09, 09:56

  If lets say you have a number of interviews scheduled for a week,isnt it a bit fishy if you take half days often for the week?

• frosterbeer

  14 Sep 09, 10:10

  which is more important, the job interview or finding means for the interview?

  go figure...

  when you have the answer, your excuse will follow

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 10:20

  if you dare, quit and find job

• Kenashi

  14 Sep 09, 10:23

  Originally posted by Marco_Simone:

  If lets say you have a number of interviews scheduled for a week,isnt it a bit fishy if you take half days often for the week?

  
  take different kind of leave loh.

  i took 3 days when i was going for 3 different interviews on the same wk, used MC, AL n time-off.

  MC - went to the doc in the morning to get mc, then afternoon go for interview.

  time-off - called n informed my mgr that I need to clear them becos they are expiring.

  AL - called n informed my mgr that i was working till 2am today hence need to take AL to sleep at home.

   

• GHoST_18

  14 Sep 09, 11:19

  macro : boss, im going for a job interview tomorrow because working for u sucks..

  boss : ........

  

• charlize

  14 Sep 09, 11:32

  If you are not honest to your current boss, why should the other boss hire you?

   

  Based on your honesty?  Or lack thereof?

• noahnoah

  14 Sep 09, 11:39

   

  theres no such thing as being honest to ur boss

  In the first place , is ur boss  honest to u?

  LoL

• FireIce

  14 Sep 09, 11:44

  wat are half-day leaves and time -offs for?
  
  or u can arrange lunchtime
  
  sometimes they oso let u come after office hours

• charlize

  14 Sep 09, 11:46

  Originally posted by noahnoah:

   

  theres no such thing as being honest to ur boss

  In the first place , is ur boss  honest to u?

  LoL

  See the irony of it all?

   

  Companies want people who are honest and have high integrity to work for them.

   

  But employees won't tell the boss the truth about going for other job interviews because they know "honesty" doesn't pay.

   

  Go figure.

   

   

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 11:48

  Originally posted by noahnoah:

   

  theres no such thing as being honest to ur boss

  In the first place , is ur boss  honest to u?

  LoL

  
  lol

• noahnoah

  14 Sep 09, 11:50

  Originally posted by mh2:

  
  lol

  
  yep

  My Ex manager told me being

  too honest dun get u anywhere in life

  esp in working life.

  Big Fish eat small fish still apply

  in today working world ma

   

• charlize

  14 Sep 09, 11:52

  Originally posted by noahnoah:

  
  yep

  My Ex manager told me being

  too honest dun get u anywhere in life

  esp in working life.

  Big Fish eat small fish still apply

  in today working world ma

   

  It's probably the same for relationships too.

   

  Being too honest sometimes doesn't get you anywhere.

• AdamLyon

  14 Sep 09, 13:02

  Err... just a few thoughts I had:

  So in the scenario as in the topic title,

  we should just be honest and tell the interviewer "Yes i am currently working somewhere else" ...?

   

  But then he'll sure ask "Why you wanna leave the current job", right? Haiz.

  but anyway just don't badmouth your current company in any way lah.

  Oh, and probably don't ever say "I took MC to come here interview" is a good idea

  say you took AL or timeoff or something.

   

  Finally... interviewer won't mind that im "trying to jump ship from another company", will he...? I guess sgporeans must be all quite realistic/practical abt these things, huh...

• Fantagf

  14 Sep 09, 13:05

  take half day leave.

  if the company calls you the nite before the interview, call in the morning to tell your boss you need to take urgent leave.

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 13:08

  Originally posted by noahnoah:

  
  yep

  My Ex manager told me being

  too honest dun get u anywhere in life

  esp in working life.

  Big Fish eat small fish still apply

  in today working world ma

   

  it is tough world out there......got to survive

   

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 13:09

  Originally posted by Fantagf:

  take half day leave.

  if the company calls you the nite before the interview, call in the morning to tell your boss you need to take urgent leave.

  
  this is the classic method hor?

• Fantagf

  14 Sep 09, 13:13

  Originally posted by mh2:

  
  this is the classic method hor?

  
  but you tell me what else can he or we do?

  If the company gives ample notice on the interview date and time we can always apply for leave in advance, if not tell me what can we do but to take urgent leave??

• eagle

  14 Sep 09, 13:15

  Originally posted by AdamLyon:

  Err... just a few thoughts I had:

  So in the scenario as in the topic title,

  we should just be honest and tell the interviewer "Yes i am currently working somewhere else" ...?

   

  But then he'll sure ask "Why you wanna leave the current job", right? Haiz.

  but anyway just don't badmouth your current company in any way lah.

  Oh, and probably don't ever say "I took MC to come here interview" is a good idea

  say you took AL or timeoff or something.

   

  Finally... interviewer won't mind that im "trying to jump ship from another company", will he...? I guess sgporeans must be all quite realistic/practical abt these things, huh...

  Say you want to try a different environment. It's part of your personal life adventure.

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 13:18

  Originally posted by charlize:

  It's probably the same for relationships too.

   

  Being too honest sometimes doesn't get you anywhere.

  hmm, true to a certain extend. it is called 'tactical answer' instead.

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 13:20

  Originally posted by Fantagf:

  
  but you tell me what else can he or we do?

  If the company gives ample notice on the interview date and time we can always apply for leave in advance, if not tell me what can we do but to take urgent leave??

  
  that is y i say, this is the classic ma.

  unless u quit and find job...and few ppl dare to do this.

• mh2

  14 Sep 09, 13:22

  Originally posted by AdamLyon:

  Err... just a few thoughts I had:

  So in the scenario as in the topic title,

  we should just be honest and tell the interviewer "Yes i am currently working somewhere else" ...?

   

  But then he'll sure ask "Why you wanna leave the current job", right? Haiz.

  but anyway just don't badmouth your current company in any way lah.

  Oh, and probably don't ever say "I took MC to come here interview" is a good idea

  say you took AL or timeoff or something.

   

  Finally... interviewer won't mind that im "trying to jump ship from another company", will he...? I guess sgporeans must be all quite realistic/practical abt these things, huh...

  that the fun part..jus cook up any story on your 'leaving' reason

  be creative