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I've offered the job but no response?
« on: Aug 13, 2008, 10:05 am »
A little bit different than the normal 'how long to do you wait question'.

I offered a position to someone and haven't heard back from them in 48 hours. In the interim, I received a resume from another candidate who is equally as promising, if not more so (and Union, which is important to the director).

Is is improper to offer this person the position instead? I need to fill the position ASAP, by the end of this week if possible.

Also- applicant #1 was applying for an ASM spot, but I offered the SM spot. Both I and her references believe that she is more than capable. She is non union. (It's a showcase). Applicant #2 applied specifically for the SM position and is AEA.

« Last Edit: Aug 13, 2008, 02:43 pm by MarcieA »
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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #1 on: Aug 13, 2008, 11:15 am »

Did person A give you any idea when they would get back to you?
Did you give person A a deadline to get back to you?
Can you contact person again and say 'now or never' ?
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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #2 on: Aug 13, 2008, 11:23 am »
Person A has not responded to either of my emails since sending her resume.

I made it clear when rehearsals started and said that I would like to speak with her about the possibility of her becoming the SM, and to please get back to me as soon as possible.
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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #3 on: Aug 13, 2008, 11:29 am »
if you can't phone them, then i think you could offer the job to the new person. particularly if you can still offer A the asm role? But A will almost certainly surface just after B has taken the job and be very sad :( so be ready for that.

i'd probably give them another day myself, if time permits.
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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #4 on: Aug 13, 2008, 01:15 pm »
Person A has not responded to either of my emails since sending her resume.

Email should not surplant phone contact -- if you want to make an offer, I think you should do so by phone.

However, I think you're better off with a union ASM, even for a Showcase, and especially if it's Showcase with commercial aspirations.

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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #5 on: Aug 13, 2008, 02:20 pm »
Person A has not responded to either of my emails since sending her resume.

Email should not surplant phone contact -- if you want to make an offer, I think you should do so by phone.

However, I think you're better off with a union ASM, even for a Showcase, and especially if it's Showcase with commercial aspirations.

I understand what you're saying, however I'd like to point out that I've gotten - and accepted - a large number of job offers by email.
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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #6 on: Aug 13, 2008, 02:35 pm »
Give person A a deadline by which to respond one way or the other, after which you are free to offer the position to someone else.

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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #7 on: Aug 13, 2008, 03:57 pm »
You know it's funny . . . I have totally accepted a job via e-mail, but I have never hired someone only by e-mail.  Interesting.

I think indeed you should e-mail the first party and give them a deadline of 24 hours, and then move on.  But in the end, if they are not responding within 24 hours, I think you can move on to the next person.  Heck, even if I called someone to offer a job and left a message, if I didn't get an answer in 24 hours, I would on.  Especially in ASAP situation. 


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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #8 on: Aug 13, 2008, 07:00 pm »
I think many of us have accepted a job via email -- however, email frequently does not reach it's intended destination.  If I wanted to make sure that someone has heard my offer, I would use the phone.

I agree with Matthew that 24 hours between making a offer and not hearing back should suffice -- I just don't think that sending an email offers any guarantee that your intended recipient will see it.

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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #9 on: Aug 14, 2008, 11:40 am »
I often make offers by email, but I always ask them to let me know asap that they have received my email.  If I don't hear anything at all in a few days I follow up by phone just because of all those reasons cited on this thread.

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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #10 on: Aug 14, 2008, 12:38 pm »
Problem solved! Turns out that Applicant A is on tour and is going to take the ASM job (as she originally applied for) due to her schedule.

Applicant B, the union SM has taken the SM job.

I've never had to hire SMs before.
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Re: I've offered the job but no response?
« Reply #11 on: Aug 15, 2008, 08:30 am »
happy ending!
and welcome to HR!
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