Tell your new employer about a job interview or not?

[LD1]

The bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush analogy comes to mind.

You have a job. The interview is not a guarantee. Why mess up your current employment or relationship with new owners for something that aint guaranteed? And again, its a good way to screen the potential new employment. After explaining the situation the same as it was explained on here, if the potential new company has issues with that, it isnt a company I would want to work for anyway. And if they are truly interested in you, it isnt gonna matter anyway.

Hiring company are pretty flexible about scheduling interviews. They know that alot of their candidates are going to have jobs and families and going to an interview is something outside of their normal schedule and arrangements have to be made to get time off work, babysitter, etc. A company that isnt flexible on their interview scheduling and timing tells me only thing.....they are going to hire someone unemployed who dont have a current job to work around.

Things like this and giving a 2-weeks notice is a two way street too. It can show the potential new employer that you are loyal to the company yo work for, which can be seen as a positive. New company may "want" you to start ASAP, but will allow you the two weeks. Its a good idea to take the two weeks to Give it to your current employer and to just think about if its the right move in general. If current employer says they dont need it, or only need 1-week, fine. But I dont like burning bridges. IF new company says start tomorrow or offer is gone...again, somewhere I dont want to work.

 

[Pixguy]

I would talk to the interview boss explaining to him that the meeting is important and he shouldn't miss it and reschedule it for the next day. If I was hiring him, I'd appreciate an employee who values important meetings.

 

[Green Power]

So what did he end up doing?

 

[Dftodd]

Having gone through a couple buy outs myself, I would recommend that your friends son ride it out and see what happens. Both times I was able to keep my job. And the second buy out came with a pretty hefty bonus and a promotion.

 

[Streetcar]

Try to reschedule interview. I was involved in several buyouts. The first resumed in a raise. The second, my new Boss said anyone could do my job and I was let go. The the previous three years the section I ran had brought in 40 percent of the office profit. A year after I was let go, the section was shut down as it was losing money

 

[Retiredguy2]

So what did he end up doing?

Waiting to hear back from my friend on this to clarify details...he did tell me something earlier that was negative.

Update: My friend's son went to the interview and said it was quite positive, and he managed to meet the new owners of the business although little talk took place between them. He has a one on one meeting with the new boss this Friday...hopefully he and the co workers will not have to take a pay cut, that is what worries my friend most of all.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I've also been through a lot of divestures and acquisitions with my former employer. In every case except the last one, they resulted in either a promotion or a significant pay raise. A good senior employee is very valuable, especially to a new owner. My advice to him would have been to reschedule the interview. After all, that's a 'maybe' and the job he now has is a 'for sure'.

The last divesture I experienced, the new owner did state that they would be incorporating the entire administration staff with their own existing staff, so that was no surprise. On the upside of that, the new owner did give me a VERY lucrative termination package, as a reward for staying with them until they could make a smooth transition.

Your friend is in a very difficult situation. I hope for the best for him.

 

[Retiredguy2]

Update here...and GREAT NEWS !!! My friend's son was offered a full time job with benefits based on his interview...his current employer with the new owner had agreed to keep him on at his current rate of pay, but require him to pay more for health insurance and assume new responsibilities (basically more work for less money) and I am so happy for the son... AND just as happy for his future employer because they will be getting a very hard working and dedicated employee who will do his utmost for them and the customers they serve. :thumbsup:

 

[Mace Canute]

Thanks for the update. I hope everything work out well for your friend's son at his new job.

 

[davesl708]

Update here...and GREAT NEWS !!! My friend's son was offered a full time job with benefits based on his interview...his current employer with the new owner had agreed to keep him on at his current rate of pay, but require him to pay more for health insurance and assume new responsibilities (basically more work for less money) and I am so happy for the son... AND just as happy for his future employer because they will be getting a very hard working and dedicated employee who will do his utmost for them and the customers they serve. :thumbsup:

Great news. I have personally been through four company buyouts in my career. I have yet to see anything good for the employees come from the buyouts.
The new owners are looking to recoup their cost as quick as possible and taking from the employees is the quickest way.