Accepted, Now Interviewing for a Job

[noke]

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Hey guys, I just wanted to get some input on a situation that has recently come up. I have been applying for some full time jobs in order to get some extra money saved up before med school starts this august (Note: I graduated undergrad in 07 and my current employer is really struggling). I went out on a limb and decided to apply for a sales associate job at a local fitness club that just happens to be operated by my area's largest health-care organization that I may be interested in working for after I graduate (assuming I get a residency spot).

Well, I got a call from HR today and they want me to come in for an interview tomorrow. Now, I never mentioned on my application or resume that I was going to matriculate in the fall, and since I could really use this job for the next 5 months, should I mention that I will be going to school in August and that I could only work for 5 months?

• I'd hate to not be hired due to my acceptance into med school

• I'd also hate to not mention my acceptance and throw them a curve-ball come June and it somehow screwing me in the future even though comparing a sales job to a clinical physician's job is apples to oranges.

• I NEED THIS JOB

Any one been through anything remotely similar? Or have any advice other than applying for other jobs? Thanks!

 

[brygguy1]

Does your state have an unemployment program?

My employer is also struggling, so I will probably not have a job toward the end of April. I have worked here for about 2.5 years. I have been considering using my state's (Washington) unemployment program for the couple months between my work ending and school starting.

 

[noke]

Yes, my state (Virginia) does have an unemployment program. However, I'd just rather not go that route. I'd just go crazy not having something to do. But, If it came down to it, unemployment is something I'd look in too if all seems hopeless as far as job hunting goes.

 

[brygguy1]

Yes, my state (Virginia) does have an unemployment program. However, I'd just rather not go that route. I'd just go crazy not having something to do. But, If it came down to it, unemployment is something I'd look in too if all seems hopeless as far as job hunting goes.

Yeah that was my first though too. But then I remembered the places I wanted to travel to but never got a chance, how I wanted to learn Spanish, and how I wanted to have a little time to go crazy before selling my soul to another degree.

 

[noke]

Yeah that was my first though too. But then I remembered the places I wanted to travel to but never got a chance, how I wanted to learn Spanish, and how I wanted to have a little time to go crazy before selling my soul to another degree.

Understandable, that's a completely different problem that I'm wrestling with!

 

[Marcus Brody]

Do the interview and hope it doesn't come up. An omission isn't really lying. But if it does come up you should just be honest and explain everything you said above.

 

[organdonor]

I really don't think that hiding this from your employer is going to go well. You even said that you may want to work for this company after you get your MD!? You know that little box you have to check on those applications "if you have ever been employed by xx healthcare company before"? You will have to say yes, warranting a phone call to an irate manager who says that yes he screwed us by leaving as soon as we spent the money to train him. Please don't burn your bridges. At this point references are one of the most important things to be developing, moreso than some spending money. Be upfront with them and if they hire you great! but if they do not then check out the following thread for some more options as far as gap year (month) jobs.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=695689

 

[Bernoull]

I dont find these scenarios to be ethical dilemmas etc. It's about making business decisions. The company's looking to fill a position and you happen to be looking for that position also. So interview, and if you get hired, do your work. When matriculation period nears, give your 2-3 wks notice and simply say you have a better opportunity you can't afford to forego. Simple.

When most companies make business decisions, scouting for suppliers, fire/hire employees etc, its based on business principles & economic conditions, they rarely worry about how firing you will affect your ability to feed/house/care for urself or ur family, they do what's best for their interests. Likewise, you do what's best for your interest(s).

GL

 

[jvesco22]

I dont find these scenarios to be ethical dilemmas etc. It's about making business decisions. The company's looking to fill a position and you happen to be looking for that position also. So interview, and if you get hired, do your work. When matriculation period nears, give your 2-3 wks notice and simply say you have a better opportunity you can't afford to forego. Simple.

When most companies make business decisions, scouting for suppliers, fire/hire employees etc, its based on business principles & economic conditions, they rarely worry about how firing you will affect your ability to feed/house/care for urself or ur family, they do what's best for their interests. Likewise, you do what's best for your interest(s).

GL

Well said!

 

[organdonor]

they rarely worry about how firing you will affect your ability to feed/house/care for urself or ur family

And doesn't that piss you off? like it would piss off this company that he may work for again?

What is so important about THIS job, OP? You are already accepted, you don't have to impress your med school anymore, you could probably find equal/better pay elsewhere and guilt free.

Above all else, don't piss off the people you want to work for; if you aren't upfront about matriculating, it will piss them off.

 

[bravofleet4]

Maybe it's just me. I admit that I'm not the best interviewer. But honestly after going to several interviews and not hearing a call back, it seems easier to get accepted to medical school then get a job nowadays. Trust me, after you hear their reasons for not wanting to hire someone short-term, you'll realize it's a bunch of BS. I mean who with a college degree would want to ever stay at a job that makes less than $30,000-$40,000 a year? Yet, they want people with bachelor's or master's degrees.

It's not really an ethical decision. Even if they ask you, just lie straight to their face. I was like you, but not anymore.

The only time I felt I was right for being honest was when I was applying for a small start up company (like 8 ppl) b/c then obviously I probably would've over time felt they were family and it wasn't just some faceless corporation.

 

[Morsetlis]

I love the promised call-back-next-week that never happen. I'm done dealing with bull**** companies too.

Hey, you might not even work in the same state, and they sure as hell won't remember you 7 years from now.