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When to follow up when firm has said they want to "move forward"?
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:39 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line I was told by a small firm's managing partner that she wants to "move forward" but there was an internal matter that needed to be resolved first, likely within the next two weeks. That was one week ago. I responded that day by asking about potential salary and she said she'd get back to me after talking to others within the firm. No follow up yet. (Again, one week ago.)
I have multiple other interviews coming up, but this firm is my dream spot. Do I risk annoying the MP by following up only one week later? Do I explain that I really want to move forward but want to know, going into the holidays, whether I need to give notice to my current employer sooner than later? I really don't enjoy my job so I'm looking for some kind of positive news before firms go silent for two weeks because of Christmas / New Years. |
Date: December 18th, 2023 7:41 PM Author: spruce locale it's not "annoying" if they want to hire you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186071) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:48 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line That's what I tell myself, too. If they want to hire me, they won't suddenly stop liking me if I email again.
What would you say in your follow up? |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:50 PM Author: Snowy school keepsake machete Wait until Thursday afternoon and send an email that says:
"Hi XXXXXXXXX.
I was just checking in before the holidays to see if you had any news about next steps.
Thanks,
YYYYYYYYY"
Do NOT deviate from this in any way and ask about anything else or wish her a happy holiday. |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:53 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line I think she might be Jewish. Should I reference upcoming holidays at all? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186110) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:54 PM Author: Snowy school keepsake machete New Year is a holiday. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186116) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:56 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line Maybe I just say "checking in before I travel for the holidays"? (It's true---I'll be traveling for about a week.)
If a firm told you they wanted to "move forward" and said they'd get back to you about salary, would you stop looking elsewhere or at least slow down? |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:57 PM Author: Snowy school keepsake machete That works - the travelling thing.
And, fuck no. Firms lie to candidates all the time. |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:58 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line Damn, OK. I was hoping to put this search to an end and maybe I put too much faith in what this firm said. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186143) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:01 PM Author: Curious Maize Volcanic Crater the traveling thing is dumb as fuck. it's not like u cant pick up the phone and make time to have a 10 minute convo to receive an offer. this isnt 1975 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186161) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:02 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line What would you say? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186167) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:11 PM Author: Curious Maize Volcanic Crater just keep it simple, and forget about the holidays. holidays seem like a dumb excuse.
"hi, i'm following up on our prior convos and seeing if the firm was able to resolve the internal matter and move forward" |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:22 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line Seems cold, no?
What if I said "Do you still anticipate being able to move forward in another week?" |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:43 PM Author: Curious Maize Volcanic Crater what would don rumsfeld write. being alpha is cold
your question sounds beta as fuck^fuck
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Date: December 18th, 2023 11:09 PM Author: Hyperventilating haunting hospital kitty If the offer seemed sincere then yes, that shouldn't be difficult for anyone. I tend to find that employers don't value loyalty much but maybe it's different at a small firm (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186727) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 11:30 AM Author: tan native I would ding you for traveling for a vacation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188152) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:56 PM Author: hot associate property Definitely. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186130) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:55 PM Author: sienna public bath corporate "recruiting" is the most obnoxious and self-important thing to exist in 2023 america. send her an email like "bitch am i hired or not" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186128) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:56 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line While I agree, this is a firm of five attorneys, not much corporate about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186133) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 11:20 AM Author: soul-stirring depressive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188116) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 7:58 PM Author: Hyperventilating haunting hospital kitty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186146) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:00 PM Author: Curious Maize Volcanic Crater >managing partner that she
stopped reading at she. small firm w female MP --> trap. run the fuck away |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 10:24 PM Author: Hyperventilating haunting hospital kitty Over the many years I've spent toiling away in the legal profession, I've met some very capable and talented female partners who can hold their own with any man of the law or "lawman" as it were It happens |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 10:18 AM Author: Purple ratface even if i grant this as true, are they people you want to work for? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47187790) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:10 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186219) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:39 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186326) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 8:40 PM Author: Marvelous water buffalo abode sounds like they want to move forward, just not with you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186333) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 9:14 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186492) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 11:21 AM Author: soul-stirring depressive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188120) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 1:00 PM Author: Snowy school keepsake machete (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188583) |
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Date: September 13th, 2024 4:01 PM Author: Charismatic pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#48085581) |
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Date: September 13th, 2024 4:03 PM Author: Wine Half-breed Bawdyhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#48085593) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 9:40 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186610) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 9:59 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186617) |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 10:19 PM Author: Hyperventilating haunting hospital kitty "Do I explain that I really want to move forward but want to know, going into the holidays, whether I need to give notice to my current employer sooner than later? I really don't enjoy my job so I'm looking for some kind of positive news before firms go silent for two weeks because of Christmas / New Years." This sounds reasonable, especially considering that it's often not so easy to disentangle from an employer in this field at the drop of a hat. Communication tends to be spotty around this time of year anyway but this seems to be a reasonable concern worth expressing |
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Date: December 18th, 2023 10:50 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line Thanks for understanding. Do you think the potential employer should understand if I follow up only one week after our last exchange to see whether they're able to stick with the original plan (moving forward after two weeks)? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186661) |
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Date: December 21st, 2023 12:08 AM Author: Hyperventilating haunting hospital kitty I think you should gas yourself before you do any of that pal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47195885) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 1:35 AM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47186900) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 1:36 AM Author: Nudist topaz toaster Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it It's not too late To whip it Whip it good |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 11:28 AM Author: impertinent yellow roast beef boiling water Struggling to understand what internal matter takes two weeks at a 5-attorney firm. I’d wait until closer to the end of the stated 2-week period to follow up. At a firm that small, hiring you is a big deal and you’re not being forgotten about. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188143) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 11:29 AM Author: Curious Maize Volcanic Crater Internal matter = another candidate? seeing if current attorney is leaving? Seeing if current client is giving them a new big case? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188150) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 11:36 AM Author: impertinent yellow roast beef boiling water Ok, good points. I’ve never worked somewhere that small so that is foreign to me. I was thinking “internal matter” means approvals, which group you’re formally in, etc. which don’t apply to small firms.
Good luck. I’d follow up later this week. |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 3:09 PM Author: Thriller amber personal credit line I've assumed someone's being let go but they don't want to let the person go right before Christmas. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47189199) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 11:36 AM Author: Gold foreskin last time we had a thread like this the guy never got the job, dont stop interviewing because these fags dont give a fuck if u starve and ur children are homeless (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188174) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 12:02 PM Author: Curious Maize Volcanic Crater lol i remember that thread--guy got strung along for weeks then ghosted (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188292) |
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Date: December 19th, 2023 2:12 PM Author: Purple ratface (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5462371&forum_id=2#47188936) |