Going to an interview when already employed.

[Defy Belief]

I started a new role approximately 4 weeks ago (Still in training), I hate it and I'm looking elsewhere.

I've already had a telephone interview, followed by a face to face interview. For the interview I called in saying I had to look after my daughter so I needed the day off.

I'm now going back for the third and final interview, I'm pretty confident about the job role and the outcome. Would you tell your employer what you are genuinely wanting the morning off for? I'm probably just going to say i'm unable to get to work in the morning due to personal circumstances again. But then if I get the job I'll have to let them know and it'll be pretty obvious where I have been to them anyway.

Thoughts? Always been able to interview outside of work time, but my current working hours mirror that of where I'm needing to have the interview.

 

[Lysander]

Depends if it's within the same company [this would presume a company of large/very large size].

However, if not, I would stay schtum.

 

[GhostWKD]

I'd never admit it - assuming if you don't get the new job that you will need to keep the current one.

I was once interviewed by Microsoft for a role in Xbox and had 9 interviews (admittedly only 3 or 4 in person mind) - that was a fun one to try and work around!

 

[DanielMMS]

There's no way I'd tell the real reason until I had signed on the dotted line for the new role. It's just not worth the risk, especially if you are in the exceedingly vulnerable position of only having worked for your current employer for 4 weeks.

 

[Defy Belief]

Depends if it's within the same company [this would presume a company of large/very large size].

However, if not, I would stay schtum.

No, they're two separate businesses.

I felt bad when they asked me today if everything was alright.

 

[tom_e]

There's no way I'd tell the real reason until I had signed on the dotted line for the new role. It's just not worth the risk, especially if you are in the exceedingly vulnerable position of only having worked for your current employer for 4 weeks.

This.

 

[Freefaller]

Just take a day's or half a day's leave, or just go and deal with the consequences later. no point in burning your bridge before you've crossed it.

 

[Saundie]

There's no way I'd tell the real reason until I had signed on the dotted line for the new role. It's just not worth the risk, especially if you are in the exceedingly vulnerable position of only having worked for your current employer for 4 weeks.

That's the stance I'd take, too. It's best to keep your cards close to your chest until the last possible moment; you don't want to cause any awkwardness for yourself if you don't get the job, after all.

 

[Defy Belief]

That's the stance I'd take, too. It's best to keep your cards close to your chest until the last possible moment; you don't want to cause any awkwardness for yourself if you don't get the job, after all.

I guess so, already made the school boy error of letting a new mate know, now everyone seems to be aware apart from the trainers.

 

[DJMK4]

You would be shooting yourself in the foot by telling them, if you don't have a guaranteed position elsewhere.

 

[tom_e]

I guess so, already made the school boy error of letting a new mate know, now everyone seems to be aware apart from the trainers.

Looks like it doesn't really matter what you tell them then, they'll always suspect you're just lying to them to get the time off.

 

[Glaucus]

Depends how you get on with your manager.
Done both, taken AL before, and told manager outright.

 

[dfarrall]

Hell no, wait till your job is certain till you tell anyone otherwise you might be in an even worse position.

 

[Participant]

Never tell anyone at work, LMAO. To do otherwise is sheer noobishness.

 

[sniffy]

You should obviously keep quiet and that applies to colleagues you get friendly with too. Word gets about...they're probably lining up your replacement already.

 

[scorza]

Say you want the day off, you don't need to tell them why. If anyone asks have a **** and bull story lined up - hospital appointment is a good one, usually shuts them up. Don't tell anyone you're interviewing, don't feel bad for telling fibs - these people don't care about you, they're just going through "duty of care" motions. Once you quit they'll be all "oh good luck sorry to lose you", behind your back they'll be all "lucky b******d".

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Book a half day holiday unless you want your company to realise you were lying to them about being ill/other excuse when the new job offer comes through and you accept it. If you don't care about this then I guess it doesn't matter so much.

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

Either book a day off, or have a morning off with an emergency dental appointment, then make the time up out of good will.

Do NOT tell your manager at your current job that you hate it. I was doing a PhD and truely hated it and felt down about life, but I could never tell my supervisor I had an interview for a job, otherwise he would have booted me off my PhD.
I told him when I had already verbally accepted the new job.

 

[mjd]

As long as the new potential employer isn't likely to contact the current employer for a reference, tell them nothing.
I made the mistake many moons ago of telling my then employer that I had a hospital appointment. It was an appointment at a hospital, but an interview for a tech support role with the NHS. The NHS offered me the job, and wrote to my then employer for a reference and kindly mentioned the date on which I had attended the interview. I was lucky I got the job, because the duped employer was ready to have me escorted from the building when they realised what I had done

 

[Defy Belief]

As an update, got the job. I told them I'd had the interview at the weekend. They realised they may as well just let me go as there isn't any point training me as I'll be leaving so I haven't had to work a notice and start the new role Monday.