new job/vacation...advice?

[sweetieann]

Hi all:

So I am applying for a new job. At my old job, we put in our vacation requests December of each year. So, I currently have a trip in April for a week and then a five day cruise planned in June. The cruise I purchased insurance on, so I'm sure I could probably get a refund if I had to cancel. My question is--how do I present this in an interview? When is the right time to bring it up? And how do you think this is viewed? I don't want to walk in and them think: who is this girl waltzing in here and already talking about taking vacation time? Also, where I am at now vacation time accrues; so at a new place I wouldn't have acrued any time yet?

Any advice appreciated. Thanks!:)

[CuriousMe]

Unless not going on either of these trips would be enough for you to turn down the job, I wouldn't mention it on an interview. If you got hired I would then have a conversation about it.

[rn4ever?]

I don’t think that the interview is the best time to discuss vacation plans. For one, you’re not hired yet, so officially, you’re not their employee yet. Hold off until you’re officially hired-----then you can let them know about your vacation plans.

[Coffee Nurse, BSN, RN]

I agree, wait until the job offer is made and accepted. Doubtless the question of vacation/sick time accrual will come up at some point during the hiring process, which would be a good opportunity to mention your plans to your new boss. And you're right, you probably won't have enough time accrued in two months to cover your trip, so you'll have to weather the cut in pay for those pay periods.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

No, you shouldn't mention it in the initial interview, but I would certainly mention it at the time of an offer. Trust me, this happens ALL the time and employers are very used to dealing ith it.

[kcochrane]

I agree, I wouldn't mention it until you get an offer. Many times that is the negotiating time (salary, vacation, etc.) .