how do you get time off work with a new job??

[Ames980]

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SO! i just saw a thread by Rugger, about time off if youre teaching, which made me think.... im currently applying for jobs [interview on tuesday! *crossing fingers*] and im not sure how to handle the med school thing... clearly my resumee shows that ive done all of the med school prep stuff, how do i handle it if im asked about it? if i tell them im applying, would they be less interested in me as an applicant because my time with them is clearly limited? then once i get a job, how do you handle getting time off for interviews? im expecting/hoping for maybe 5-ish interviews, hopefully in the november area -- how can i already ask for time off?

does anyone who has had to deal with this or thought about this have any input? thanks!

 

[Jeffy]

the exact same nagging questions have been bugging me forever too. my best bet now for a job is a research job with a public health phd candidate. she needs me to help her out with things for about 20 or so hours a week and knows that my time with her won't be terribly long. so i'm hoping that a flexible job will fit just right.

 

[MsEvolution]

SO! i just saw a thread by Rugger, about time off if youre teaching, which made me think.... im currently applying for jobs [interview on tuesday! *crossing fingers*] and im not sure how to handle the med school thing... clearly my resumee shows that ive done all of the med school prep stuff, how do i handle it if im asked about it? if i tell them im applying, would they be less interested in me as an applicant because my time with them is clearly limited? then once i get a job, how do you handle getting time off for interviews? im expecting/hoping for maybe 5-ish interviews, hopefully in the november area -- how can i already ask for time off?

does anyone who has had to deal with this or thought about this have any input? thanks!

1. This one works only if you are the very business-like, I-come-to-work-to-work-not-socialize type. When the company calls you to offer you the job (and not a second before then!), tell them that you have some personal business that you will be needing to take care of through the end of the year and that it might necesitate your taking time off work--you just want to give them a heads up that you may have to miss. But that you will let them know X time ahead and you can assure them that this will not interfere with your work performance. Don't get too chatty, or they'll feel comfortable asking you why/where you'll need to go!!! Simply repeat, "Its a personal matter."

2. If you think their offer is on shakey ground and you don't want to risk it... don't say anything. Then just have "this flu that I just can't shake" throughout the fall and winter.

Good luck!

 

[leechy]

the exact same nagging questions have been bugging me forever too. my best bet now for a job is a research job with a public health phd candidate. she needs me to help her out with things for about 20 or so hours a week and knows that my time with her won't be terribly long. so i'm hoping that a flexible job will fit just right.

I agree... it can be very difficult to handle the whole application / interview process while working. it's much easier if your boss knows and understands that you're applying, but it's rare that you'd be able to disclose such information and still either 1) get the job or, if you're past that stage, 2) have the boss be cool with you taking time off habitually and leaving in a year for greener pastures. Exceptions tend to be biological / medical research positions, where there is usually a history of people working as an RA for a year before med or grad school, so that it's even expected that you're not going to be around for long. Otherwise, it can be damned tough. I'm sure it can be done, and plenty of people have done it before. But returning to your situation, my two suggestions are: 1) Choose a low-key or flexible job. Part-time could be a good alternative, if the per hourly rate is good enough; and 2) If possible, pick a job where you can tell the boss about it and it won't be a huge deal. If you can't do either, then a recurring flu is the way to go 👍

 

[Ames980]

haha thanks for the tips.... i dont think it would be too hard to get a doctors note, if necessary, and i feel like pink eye might be a good buddy of mine this fall..... i have temped in the past with fidelity, and know that i could easily go back and do that - which would make time off substantially easier, but i kind of want to hold out for a job which would be in some sort of clinical setting... we'll have to see what the vibe is