Leaving a job

[Soph20]

Whats the best way? Are you supposed to be honest with an employer and say you are leaving before you have even got another job so that you can give your notice and then get days off for interviews. Or are you supposed to just get another job and then once you got it you hand your notice on?

I have been invited to a couple of interviews but its so difficult fitting it around your working hours. I have pulled one sickie to go to one interview and for this next one I don't want to ask for a day off as just booked a wekk holiday and it might seem cheeky. It's so difficult.

[markysngc]

do not tell your current employer you are leaving until you have it confirmed in writing from your new employer that you have the job, else you could easily find yourself with no job at all. your new employer should respect the fact that you will have to work a notice period before being able to start with them.

Best bet for interviews is to book the time off, why are you worried about looking cheeky, your planning on leaving anyhow.

[Soph20]

Thanks for your reply.

For example, This Monday I was asked to attend an interview this weds or Fri. That's a bit short notice for time off isn't it? I feel like if I book random days off here and there it looks suspicious to my new employer and I could end up using all my holiday when I could be actually having holiday and still end up not getting a job out of it.

[Soph20]

suspicious to my current employer I mean not new

[markysngc]

i do agree, getting time off for interviews can be a tricky situation, generally most companies require at least one weeks notice for holiday so that would be short notice.

I don't know the full situation so don't know if it would wok or not but how about trying to get the interview booked so it would fall into your lunch break, or speak to the people at the new place and ask them if the interview can be arranged at either end of the day and try and get away early or say your going to be late in on that day and you'll make the time up.

Your new employer should respect and understand that you have to fit the interview round your current job and should see this as a good thing, I'd think twice about taking somebody on who was willing to take a "sickie" from their current job to attend an interview as it doesn't show very good commitment or loyalty.