How does one go about negotiating a late start date in a new role? Starting some interview processes now and hoping to be able to delay a start date until early Oct. I see this happen frequently enough (offer is accepted with a start date 2 mos out) but I was wondering if there are any tactics to this or if it’s generally purely situational? Interviewing can take a while so that buys me some time...

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Ask what their timing is like for a start. Then you can weave it in, in a nice, matter of fact way. I have ____ planned, so the soonest that would make sense is ____.

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October seems far but it’s not… 😳

Realistically, any offer made now is looking at a late August start date, realistically after Labor Day. so you’re adding a month. At the CD level, a little extra time shouldn’t be a big deal.

Ask politely but confidently. Say you need time to wind down existing work and take a short vacation.

You can just try to be honest and reasonable. Tell them what your earliest possible start date and state the reason why. I have waited 2 months before for a new director and it's fine because she was reasonable.

The only issue is if it's an urgent role. You might be kissing that offer goodbye if it is.

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