I graduated in July. I have been very active in looking for a job. Friday I had an on the spot interview at a LTCF and it went really well. We talked about everything including benefits. I took a drug test and she said to call back Wednesday after the background check results have come in. I don't know what that means. Does that mean if it comes back clean (which of course it will), that I have the job? We didn't talk money. Usually talking about money (to me) means you're getting hired. I can't stop thinking about it. I can't sleep. It's horrible. I have $10 to my name (with thankfully October bills completely paid) and if I don't get this job I'm screwed because there is no other income coming in. I know no one here can tell me if I am getting the job... even though that's what I want someone to say. So I'm just talking. I needed someone to tell it to.
i am sure that you will do fine. i personally think that women tend to be more uncomfortable talking about money and assigning an amount to their worth. believe it or not i have never taken a job because of the money. there were several times that i actually started working without knowing how much i was making per hour. most all of the moves that i have made in working was because of physically moving to a different area and if i found a place that i liked and wanted to work at then money was not in the equation. i am sure that my belief is the exception rather than the rule though.
It sounds to me like you have the job as long as the background check comes back fine. Employers don't typically go through the drug testing and background check phase unless they plan to hire you. I would take it that they want you to call back on Wednesday to make further arrangements to get you working. Assuming of course that your background check and drug test come back fine, which it sounds like they will. So I wouldn't be worrying, think positive and look forward to starting a new job! Good luck to you and I wish you the best!
Stop worrying because you will only stress yourself out. Money talk is not the responsibility of the interviewer. It is your responsibility to ask that question.
I will disagree with this post. Talking about salary is definitely not the interviewee's responsibility. OP, you are correct that you should not have brought up salary. The only time it's brought up in a first interview is if the interviewer requires that you state a salary range that you will work for. Otherwise, salary is discussed when an offer is made.
...... So I should bring up money? I was always taught that bringing it up in a first interview was inappropriate and that you should wait till they say you are hired and/or till they bring it up. I've only had 2 other jobs in my entire life and I never brought the money up first. I don't even know how to bring that up! Lol.
Don't bring up the subject of wages. That should ALWAYS be brought up by the employer and then negotiated. If YOU bring up the issue, it looks like you're only after the best paying job...and even though it's important, so are benefits, vacation time, sick time, retirement plans, etc. You were told to call back Wednesday so do that unless he/she calls you first.
I called. Voicemail. She called back "The background check has not come in yet, I am interviewing a few others as well, and will call you as soon as I know something, have a nice day"
Aww, don't get discouraged just yet. Think in terms of the employer: if they just wait around for your background check to come in and there is something negative on there (not saying there is), they would be affected because they didn't have other options available. I encourage you to think positive. What you put out in the universe is what you get.
Don't be discouraged! If you had a drug test already, that is usually a good sign. Back ground checks can take awhile, especially if it was sitting on someones desk for awhile.
I called. Voicemail. She called back "The background check has not come in yet, I am interviewing a few others as well, and will call you as soon as I know something, have a nice day"
....yeah.... I had a GREAT day. :anbd:
I don't like the "interviewing a few others as well."
I don't like the "interviewing a few others as well."
Someone (probably being overly positive) said that she may be interviewing others because if my background check doesn't come back clean, she doesn't have to start from the beginning because she will have other candidates lined up for the job. So I'm holding on to that even though thats really, really, too optimistic. It just sucks, last week during this interview she SOLD me the job. It sounded so promising... and then that phone call just killed it.
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i am sure that you will do fine. i personally think that women tend to be more uncomfortable talking about money and assigning an amount to their worth. believe it or not i have never taken a job because of the money. there were several times that i actually started working without knowing how much i was making per hour. most all of the moves that i have made in working was because of physically moving to a different area and if i found a place that i liked and wanted to work at then money was not in the equation. i am sure that my belief is the exception rather than the rule though.