jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I received a email today from a guy who wanted to talk to me about some open positions and it looks like they are located nowhere near my residence. So I want to email him back because he received my resume from someone and he decided to email me which I really did appreciate. So how can I send a short email explaining why I won't be able to attend the interview just in case the open positions are located far away? Link to comment
hers Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Maybe you shouldnnt decline the job based on an assumption about the positions? Unless I'm reading your post wrong. Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Maybe you shouldnnt decline the job based on an assumption about the positions? Unless I'm reading your post wrong. I haven't declined yet, I responded to the email trying to confirm where the positions are located. I'm thinking that the positions are located at the address that's in his signature but I could be wrong. But just in case I wanted to know how to decline in a professional way since he didn't have to contact me at all Link to comment
hers Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I dunno, id take any opportunity for interview experience. You never know what'll come out of it. Even if it's not a job, it's a chance at learning something new Link to comment
nutbrownhare Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Before declining, find out what the situation actually is. If the location makes it unfeasible - either for interview or working - then declining on those grounds is perfectly acceptable, whilst thanking the sender for his interest. (That sounds awfully British, doesn't it?) Link to comment
annie24 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I would find put more before declining. I agree that it can be good practice. You never know, they might be opening an Office next door. Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Before declining, find out what the situation actually is. If the location makes it unfeasible - either for interview or working - then declining on those grounds is perfectly acceptable, whilst thanking the sender for his interest. (That sounds awfully British, doesn't it?) I didn't decline yet because I'm still waiting on his email confirming the location of the jobs. Link to comment
annie24 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Would you be willing to relocate if the company paid for it? Link to comment
abitbroken Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I would go on the interview. It seems like you declined something last time because it was far away, but if that's who seems to be hiring, I would go this time on the interview to see what the job's about. Don't decline on the interview either. If you weigh it out after the interview salary vs offsetting travel, then maybe you decline. But you need as many connections as you can get right now. Link to comment
abitbroken Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 BTW, don't wait for him to contact you. If you emailed him back about the locations and are waiting, I would have asked him more about the actual positions also, and I would have called him if his number was listed under his name. Now you will have to sit and wait until after the weekend, most likely. Same boat as last time perhaps. Anyway, why not go to the company's website? If the jobs are listed there, you'll know where they are and read more about them. But still, if I were you I would go on that job interview - tell him you would like to meet with him for an informational interview if he doesn't offer an interview - be proactive! Link to comment
Angel Irulan Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Call him on the phone and ask where the jobs are located. Do it anonymously if you can. Angel Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Would you be willing to relocate if the company paid for it? No not interested in relocating Link to comment
annie24 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Any particular reason? Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 BTW, don't wait for him to contact you. If you emailed him back about the locations and are waiting, I would have asked him more about the actual positions also, and I would have called him if his number was listed under his name. Now you will have to sit and wait until after the weekend, most likely. Same boat as last time perhaps. Anyway, why not go to the company's website? If the jobs are listed there, you'll know where they are and read more about them. But still, if I were you I would go on that job interview - tell him you would like to meet with him for an informational interview if he doesn't offer an interview - be proactive! Ok let me explain the situation. Two weeks ago I applied for a part-time job at this company because it was in walking distance from my apartment. Once I arrived for the interview, the lady was so impressed that she felt that I wouldn't be a good fit for the part-time job since she considered me "young and employable". So she gave my resume to someone else in the company and he emailed me to schedule a "informational interview on 2/14". Then today I get a email from another guy at the same company saying he received my resume from the guy who I meet with on 2/14 and wanted to talk to me about some open positions. So I called him once I got the email to find out more information and left a message on his voicemail. I also replied to the email confirming the location of the available jobs. So I don't know if I will hear back from him by Monday but in the meantime i will be getting ready for the informational interview I have on 2/14. Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Any particular reason? It's in area where you near a car so I couldn't relocate. Link to comment
annie24 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Personally, I would not turn down a job that hasn't even been offered to me. Link to comment
abitbroken Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Call him on the phone and ask where the jobs are located. Do it anonymously if you can. Angel I wouldn't, he could recognize the voice and the number. And also, if this person isn't the person random people off the street would call about the jobs and was someone you had to get the name of to contact, then it may be the only call he gets about it that day. If it were a McDonald's who might have 10 different people answering the phone and the job had been in the paper - that's different. I would give your name. Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Call him on the phone and ask where the jobs are located. Do it anonymously if you can. Angel I left a message on his phone and send a email thanking him for the email about the job opening and confirming the location. Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Personally, I would not turn down a job that hasn't even been offered to me. I didn't decline the interview because the location hasn't been confirmed. If these jobs are located at the address in his email signature then I would be able to go to the interview. Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 I wouldn't, he could recognize the voice and the number. And also, if this person isn't the person random people off the street would call about the jobs and was someone you had to get the name of to contact, then it may be the only call he gets about it that day. If it were a McDonald's who might have 10 different people answering the phone and the job had been in the paper - that's different. I would give your name. His cell number was in the email. Link to comment
abitbroken Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 His cell number was in the email. Then call him. Don't do so anonymously though. Link to comment
jobstrategist Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Then call him. Don't do so anonymously though. I did and left a message with my number Link to comment
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