hiya fishes. happy friday! sorry if this isnt the right bowl, but this is in regards to vacation time. i have an interview process starting next week, and wondering when it would be good to mention i would be OOO between the middle of the month in september? its for a week. im unsure if i can twist this to have a start date once im back. going back and forth on being transparent vs. mentioning it later on. thoughts?

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Agree with the comment above. Even if they request an earlier start date you can just mention you have a preplanned OOO. I did the same thing recently and it was a non issue.

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Towards the end of the interview process the recruiter will ask you when you could potentially start (which is a good sign they are thinking about drafting an offer), just give a start date after your vacation.

If you must explain, it’s so you can give appropriate notice to your current employer and a take a week or two to decompress to you are ready to start your new job at your best. Recruiters are used to giving people several weeks for these reasons.

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You’re welcome! Realistically if you just started interviewing the odds of completing the interview process, negotiating an offer, and completely all background checks by mid September are very low.

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Can you take some time to learn basic punctuation during your “vacation”?

And what are you even apologizing for?

Wtf.

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Wtf indeed. Someone needs a nap!

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