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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Business, Finance, and Careers > Interviewing: a comprehensive guide and discussion.
 
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Dead Pressed
Nov 11, 2009
 One week from interview date. That is standard.

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Dead Pressed
Nov 11, 2009
 Schedule it out far enough to use vacation?

There has been one time I needed to get there ASAP and I had to have a "family emergency" over a Thursday and Friday in order to get in/out of state as needed. Just said a grandparent had a heart attack. No one hassled me about it. Sick days could work here too.

* # ¿ Jun 13, 2013 19:07
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Dead Pressed
Nov 11, 2009

Cirofren posted:

Just take leave. If pressed you can say you've got a meeting with your accountant or lawyer, the details are private, and it's the only time they have free in the immediate future.

I don't like lying about being sick or family having issues because my overly compassionate boss inevitably follows up and I have to continue the lie. No one has ever asked me about a boring meeting with my accountant.

If you have to travel out of state-and in my case 14 hours away out of state, you need more time to get there than "time with an accountant" gets you...

* # ¿ Jun 17, 2013 11:19
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Dead Pressed
Nov 11, 2009
 No poo poo. :monocle: Not every company will fly you, and not every flight happens to fit outside work schedule. It's not ideal, but you have to do what you have to do to get off if your interested and they want you there in ASAP with no notice.

Dead Pressed fucked around with this message at 12:14 on Jun 17, 2013

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