Furthest out it’s safe to schedule an interview? Not quite feeling ready and want some more prep time. What can you realistically get away with?

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I think anything more than two weeks would raise some red flags.

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Maybe a week? But yeah some companies do move fast and more likely than not they’re interviewing other candidates too. So it’s about which risk you want to take. I’d say schedule earlier than later

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I had my HR call with McK 2 months ago. They said I am eligible for a January start and recommended we push interviews closer to November. I had the option to interview ASAP, but followed their recommendation to push it.

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My max is always three weeks but I know people do longer. However, I don’t like having these things linger over me

A week. Some companies may try to move fast.

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Wow! Yeah they always ask mw for availability with one week, maybe 2 weeks at the most.

I was typically asked my schedule into the following week. I pushed out another week once because I wasn’t available. I was ready to move the process though so didn’t go beyond that.

You may want to consider that holidays are coming soon. Do you want the process to carry into next year assuming multiple interviews required?

I’m jumping the gun here since I don’t have an interview invite yet, but I got a pretty high up referral so expecting one soon and just want to be prepared. Ideally I’d love towards the end of November. I think technically their lateral interviews aren’t even open yet and the class would start work in February.

End of two weeks. Tell them you’re travelling with family on the first week. Make it a non-option. Then if they push back at least you have one full week.

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