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Anonym A fragte am 7. Jan. 2021

Hello,

In recent months I have applied to many jobs as probably a lot of unemployed people have. I got two entry lvl offers (1st one starting in March - F500 and 2nd one starting in July - Consulting)

I would like to accept the role in March and the one in July (so basically I would quit the 1st company before starting to work in July). I am not really happy about that, but I am unemployed and I don't want to stangate anymore.

For the job starting in July I will have to go through background checks. They will check the information on my current CV (which doesn't have the March job) so what should I do?

1) hould I tell them I started working while waiting for that job?

2) Don't report anything as they check only information that were relevant during the process? Can they find out that I have a job if I don't report it?

I am concerned that they will get in touch with my current employer (The one where I'll work from March - June) and that I might get in trouble for that. Just for context, I am from Eastern Europe.

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Answer 1

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Adi

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antwortete am 7. Jan. 2021

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Hey,

I may not be getting the full context of your situation & urgency, but my advice will be to just accept & stick to the job you really want to do i.e. the July one. By doing what you plan to do, you risk exposing yourself and potentially losing the July offer. In reality it will seem that you have accepted two offers in parallel and this is not the right professional approach.

In terms of background check they will only check what you report on your CV and its unlikely they will find it. But you never know and there is a risk for sure.

On the flip side, can you negotiate nicely and bring forward the July start date to April maybe? Be honest and explain your situation, tell them you are keen to get going sooner- am sure they can shave off 2-3 months. Tell them you have another offer coming potentially starting earlier but would prefer to join them instead.

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Anonym A am 7. Jan. 2021

Thanks Adi! I've been unemployed for more than 6 months now and I need the money, purpose and experience. Unfortunately, I can't move the start date for the July company and I am 100% certain that's not an option.

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Clara

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antwortete am 7. Jan. 2021

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Hello!

It´s a risky move and depends on a lot of factors, but honestly, I would totally understand.

There is the option also to tell the 2nd employer, the one in July, that you have another offer starting march and that you would like to see whether it´s possible to move the start date. It may perfectly work, nothing to loose.

Regarding background check, they will only contact the employers you gave them, this march-july thing won´t create any issues.

Hope it helps!

Best,

Clara

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Ken

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bearbeitete eine Antwort am 8. Jan. 2021

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Hi, sorry to hear that you've been experiencing a challenging time but great to hear that you have a consulting job at hand! Call me crazy but would it be possible to discuss an earlier start to your consulting job instead of trying to choreograph two different jobs? I appreciate different firms have different approaches but my personal experience and observation at McKinsey was one where they go above and beyond to take look after its people, especially in times of difficulty. Considering it is a firm that you will be associating yourself with in the long run, it doesn't hurt to start establishing a trust based relationship and communication earlier than later.

All the best!

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Anonym A am 8. Jan. 2021

Thanks Ken! Unfortunately, I am 100% certain that earlier start is not possible.

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Gaurav

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antwortete am 7. Jan. 2021

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Hi there,

totally understand your situation and reasoning. I've seen people quitting what they thought was their dream job after two weeks because they found something better. From that perspective quitting after 4 months is not a crime at all.

I don't think you need to worry about the background check if your March job is not listed in the CV.

Good luck for your new positions and congrats!

GB

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Anonym A am 8. Jan. 2021

Thanks Guarav, consise and helpful!

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Vlad

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bearbeitete eine Antwort am 7. Jan. 2021

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Hi,

Don't worry, they would only contact the employers that you submit. Thus, just don't put any information on your Mar employer in the form. Absolutely nothing to worry about

I would only worry about the relationship with Mar employer. How would you justify living the company?

Best

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Anonym A am 7. Jan. 2021

Thank you for your comment Vlad. I know that this might be selfish, but I need the money and I am fed up with not working. I would have to figure out what I would tell the Mar company, but that contract is not permanent so I can also use that as justification.

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Ian

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bearbeitete eine Antwort am 7. Jan. 2021

Hi there,

I do totally understand and have no judgement here. That said, I do have some concerns here, in that you're going to be really screwing over those people in that first firm and burning that bridge permanently.

This is bad for a few reasons:

1) Guilt. You're going to develop relationships with those people and leave them high and dry...they're spent time, money, energy hiring+training you and they won't get their money back on that (companies/teams only see returns on new employees after about a year)

2) Reputation. I don't know where you live, but if you're in a smallish market (medium-sized country + city or smaller), this reputation of what you've done could leak and stick to your name.

You're your own person, but you need to be aware about how #1 and #2 may affect you down the road for years to come.

That said, if you do decide to do this, you should keep quiet about everything (to both firms). If you do this, also be prepared to "get caught" by the 2nd company and lose that entire offer altogether, getting stuck with your current role. It's not probable, but it is possible.

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Anonym A am 8. Jan. 2021

Thanks Ian, always an insightful answer. I am not concerned with #2, but #1 is a problem to me and I need to think about it.

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Hi there,

Congratulations on your offers. I saw you mentioned in the comments that you cannot move the starting date earlier for the 2nd company. Given you need to start to work in March, I would say your options are:

Follow your plan, accept the two offers and leave in 3 months (background check for the 2nd company won’t be an issue as mentioned below)
Find an internship March to June as substitute for the F500 company
Ask the F500 to convert the offer in a 3-month internship (they will probably say no and cancel the offer if they are looking for full time only)

Option 2 would be the best, but may not be feasible.

In terms of the background check: they won’t check what you don’t have it in your CV, so that’s not a problem.

Hope this helps,
Francesco

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Anonym A am 8. Jan. 2021

Thank you Francesco, that's a very good tip and I wish I could go with option #2, but there are very limited possibilities where I come from. Another thing is that all of the processes I have been involved in lasted at least 2 months, so there is no way I can achieve that.

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Anonym antwortete am 10. Jan. 2021

Hi,

Unless you are in a dire need for cash, I would suggest to just do the June job since it seems you really want it. If nothing is urgent from your side it is better to avoid adding unecessary complexity and it will looks unprofessional as you are accepting 2 offers at the same time.

Another option is to negotiate an earlier start for the June Job.

Best,
Iman

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