In reply to itsThere:
> So I have got two/three interviews for two jobs. One is as far as i know, a single interview for company A. Company B want to interview me in a week and then following that, another interview in 3 weeks. Company B have already given me a phone interview and now invited me for an in person interview. They then told me that the process could take a month and gave me dates for both interviews. I don’t mind the time I have to wait for company B, since their reputation more than makes up for this. Company B are also alot bigger than company A and operate in a vastly different way which is also a reason for the length of time.
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> I want both Jobs, but, given the choice company B would be better for many reasons. This could change slightly after in-person interviews.
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> Company A was though a recruiter who have said I can start ASAP, this has since changed now because of company B. I will get asked when I can start in the interview for company A, however I still want to have the choice to work for company B if i am successful following the interviews over the next month.
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> How can i keep my options open for company B but not damage my chances with company A.
Been there many times, the safest option is to go and work for company A. During the trial period at company A you probably are going to have a very small or no leaving notice, allowing you to move to company B easily if you are successful with them.
the only downside is that Company B might choose to stop your interviews seeing that you already went to Company A, but you can make it clear with Company B that Company A is only short term for you and that you are ready to leave at any point for them.
If job in company A is good for you then go for it because there is no guarantee that you'll get the job in company B, especially with bigger companies my experience is that interview process is usually a lot longer than than they announce and quite often you end up as the only candidate in the process but even then the company decides not to hire anybody after all.