Firms B and C may or may not happen. So its unknown and a risk nonetheless. What you have NOW is Firm D. So, make sure you dont drop the ball there while interviewing for B & C.

And my blunt advice is to "make it work". Put in the extra hours outside of the job to prepare for the interview if you cant take the holiday days. Otherwise pull off a sicky here & there without impacting your performance. You dont want to mess up B, C and D all :)!

Hi there,

I agree with Adi and Ian. In terms of your questions specifically:

1.) How would you handle the problem to keep the interview appointments at B and C without even having enough days to take for holiday at D?

I would align with HR of B and C and ask if they may be flexible to have interviews early morning, late afternoon or at lunch break given your particular situation. Otherwise you will have to ask for a full/half day off.

2.) One could ask, why I did not apply earlier to consultancies B and C. That is because I worked quite close with them during that time. However, it feels uncomfortable right now being in this situation (especially over consultancy D). Is that feeling justified in your eyes? If yes, why? If no, why not?

Not ideal but these things happen. If you prefer the job in B and C, go for the interview with them. Once you have offers, then you can compare with your current opportunity and make a final decision.

Best,

Francesco

Hello!

You are not doing anything wrong by interviewing with the other two firms, so if it´s your preference, I would for sure go ahead and do it.

The easiest indeed would be to take holidays not to have conflicts, and prep outside the work.

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara