What start date do you select when a tech job application requires you to choose one from a calendar? If you are currently employed, you may need to give notice, but hiring timelines are unpredictable. I never know whether to choose today's date, my estimated availability, or something later. What is the best approach, and what do recruiters actually expect?

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Is it a date picker? Or text entry?

If text entry, just say ~ 2 weeks after offer is accepted (or 3 weeks if you want a week off).

If it’s a date picker, pick a Monday around 5 weeks out. If they ask why, explain that you assume there will be around 3 weeks of interviews and you need 2 weeks to put in notice and wrap up. If the process moves faster, then you can start sooner.

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The first available day. It shows that you are motivated

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It depends on a few things really, the job advert, your current unspent holiday entitlement & your notice period.

If the job advert specifically requests immediate availability they'll want you to start asap after the selection process part of recruitment. If the job advert doesn't specify this, check out the company you're applying for on trust pilot, glassdoor etc.

Check your contract to confirm your notice period before speaking to HR so you're aware of what you've agreed to with your current employer. Dependant on your responsibilities with the company you're currently working for you may be able to forego your notice period without consequence or request that your notice period is paid in leiu of your remaining holiday entitlement.

Then there's the option to negotiate your notice period if you get the job & if your application with the new place is successful then you can confirm a start date & a more realistic notice period at that point.

The worst thing you could do is resign without notice because thats a burned bridge & an employer is more likely to decline a reference request once this is done.

Honestly I don’t even know why they ask. I’ve never had a place ask me why I picked the date. I have had them ask in screening and usually say about 2 weeks and I assume the question is asked in case you would need to relocate or to see if your current job may try to keep
You longer or if you’re under contract.

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