How to get time off for interviews while working

The tricks are plenty:

• Doctor appointment
• Emergency personal engagement
• Time-out
• etc.

On the other hand - try to see if you can schedule interviews in times of the day when you expect peace and quite and hence do not need to resort to excuses most likely.

Hi there,

Definitely don’t tell your current employer you are looking for another job! It will kill their trust in you.

In terms of how to reserve the time, I would recommend the following:

1. Take a full day off/vacation
2. Take a morning off

If your company doesn't allow for that short-term, the only option is to postpone the interview. Consulting companies are well aware of the problem for experienced hires and should not be a problem.

I would not recommend to schedule interviews in the afternoon and work in the morning unless strictly necessary, as you may get distracted and/or have a work emergency.

Best,

Francesco

Hi there,

You should not tell your current employer you are interviewing!

I would recommend the following (in any order of preference):

1. Schedule leave/time off during the full day
2. Schedule a “doctors/dentist appointmnet” during the interview time
3. Block out that time in your calendar for “personal matters”, or get all of your work/meetings done before/after that block of time

1. Don't tell them. It won't help your career to be seen as someone who is about to leave / not committed to that job.
2. Try to schedule at the beggining / end of the working day (ideally Friday) or lunch time.
3. Say you have a doctor's appointment or any other personal issue you need to take care of at that time, so you'll be late / be out for a while / leave early.

There isn't much science here. What would you do if you needed 2 hours for something personal? You just need to think what is the “personal” thing that is credible in your situation.

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