Reia has been job hunting for 4 months now. And had not met with much success. She tried everything she knew. Applied to over a 100 companies. And while most did not respond, several responded. A few interviewed her. And a couple were kind enough to let her know that while they liked her, unfortunately they liked someone just a little bit better.
It was therefore an amazing day for her when she got an offer from a very large company. The offer had everything she could wish for. Except the job profile. It was a great job profile, just not what she wanted to pursue.
As luck would have it, it was during the same time that 2 other companies also scheduled interviews. One was exactly what she wanted. The other was in between, yet closer to what she wanted than the current offer.
Reia was stuck in a dilemma. In her opinion, the probability of her getting either of the jobs was very low. Under 10%. And after 4 months of trying, could she afford to turn down an offer she had. It was the Classic a Bird-in-hand is worth Two-in-the-Bush conundrum. And she turned to us. Ivy and me. What do I do ?
The obvious thing was to be honest with the company that Ade the offer and see if they could extend the acceptance deadline. They politely declined. Ask the other company if they would propane their interview and decision. They agreed. But the decision would still be after the acceptance deadline.
I remembered a philosophy I had followed. And had worked for me. It was to never do anything that would allow you to ask yourself a "What if ?" Ivy too though similarly. And we both advised her to respectfully decline the offer. And Pray. Reia being Reia negotiated a deal with me, whereby we would give her another 4 months to find a job she liked since she had managed to get one that we got her to decline. I quickly agreed.
One year ago, during a project that she had to create a portfolio for the company she dreamed of working for, she did one for what she considered her "Dream Company". Earlier this week, she was offered a design job. Her dream job. At her "Dream Company".
She starts tomorrow. And we couldn't have been prouder. She had a dream. And we wish her all the best as she sets off at the very beginning of fulfilling that dream.
It was therefore an amazing day for her when she got an offer from a very large company. The offer had everything she could wish for. Except the job profile. It was a great job profile, just not what she wanted to pursue.
As luck would have it, it was during the same time that 2 other companies also scheduled interviews. One was exactly what she wanted. The other was in between, yet closer to what she wanted than the current offer.
Reia was stuck in a dilemma. In her opinion, the probability of her getting either of the jobs was very low. Under 10%. And after 4 months of trying, could she afford to turn down an offer she had. It was the Classic a Bird-in-hand is worth Two-in-the-Bush conundrum. And she turned to us. Ivy and me. What do I do ?
The obvious thing was to be honest with the company that Ade the offer and see if they could extend the acceptance deadline. They politely declined. Ask the other company if they would propane their interview and decision. They agreed. But the decision would still be after the acceptance deadline.
I remembered a philosophy I had followed. And had worked for me. It was to never do anything that would allow you to ask yourself a "What if ?" Ivy too though similarly. And we both advised her to respectfully decline the offer. And Pray. Reia being Reia negotiated a deal with me, whereby we would give her another 4 months to find a job she liked since she had managed to get one that we got her to decline. I quickly agreed.
One year ago, during a project that she had to create a portfolio for the company she dreamed of working for, she did one for what she considered her "Dream Company". Earlier this week, she was offered a design job. Her dream job. At her "Dream Company".
She starts tomorrow. And we couldn't have been prouder. She had a dream. And we wish her all the best as she sets off at the very beginning of fulfilling that dream.
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