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Originally Posted by smithsl5
DH is applying for jobs.
Company A is moving faster than Company B, but first choice is Company B by a long shot.
Company A said that they want to fly him out today and said it will happen in 2-3 weeks.
Company B said that they want to fly him out two weeks ago, but we haven't heard anything since.
The two companies are in different states.
Is there a tactful way to reach out to Company B recruiter to see if we can speed up the process in a no-pressure kind of way? What is best wording to do so?
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Hi,
I don't see any reason for you to contact the Company B recruiter.
Company A won't happen for "...2 - 3 weeks..."
Company B is behind its declared schedule.
Also, neither company is likely to extend an Offer while he is there. They may have additional candidates to interview and certainly, they will want to huddle and decide if they want to extend an offer to DH following the interview. Typically, you would receive an Offer one to three days following the interview and then there would be a one to three day delay before DH decides.
So you will have a couple of/a few days between an interview and the need to commit or decline.
So there is no need to push anything along. Let the events unfold as they may. Attempting to rush the process may also weaken DH's negotiating posture.
In other words, until either schedules a flight date, there is no need to tamper with the events until you know which company will be first and the other second.
If B schedules first, your problem is solved. If A schedules first, then DH could speak with the Co. B recruiter and let him/her know he has an interview scheduled and would like know when he can calendar the Co. B interview
"so there is no conflict and he will be available when Co. B wants to see him".
DH letting Co. B know he has another interview will not derail the process but asking Co. B to speed things up may easily get you zip. And, you have not said what Co. B's preference is regarding DH over other candidates. If there is no preference, there will be no 'speeding things up' and asking will not help your position. Considering they are two weeks behind, asking them to speed things up may sound 'noisy' to them.
When DH lets B know he has an interview scheduled with another company, that
should speed things up at Co. B but there is no guarantee of this, of course. We don't know what the other variables are such as competing candidates and internal discussions having to do with the hire or other internal issues indirectly connected to the hire. Inasmuch as they are two weeks behind, I'm inclined to believe the timing of their moving forward has more to do with internal issues than your endeavoring to catalyze them into forward motion.
Hopefully, Co. B recruiter will then call back and give DH a date. It happens before or it happens after A. If after, go on the A interview and then go on the B interview. If there is too much of a delay between the two, then DH would need to explain to A that he is waiting for the B interview and then will decide. If A wants him badly enough, that will fly.
You would be having less heartburn with this if you had more employer choices.
DH ought to be continuing to solicit interviews with additional companies.
You kind'a sound as though it is all down to these two companies but in fact, between them, you don't have anything, yet. No Offer is pending, it is all up in the air.
Neither company may end up being a choice and you certainly don't want to bank on one of [only] two companies making a satisfactory Offer and do nothing else in the meantime.
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Paul........
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