job change advice needed

Good points Jim. State jobs offer more stability, and have several departments/opportunities.

Good luck Xarick,

Abner

 

UPDATE:
So I called the guy at the state and said I really would like the job but I really couldn't take it for the offered pay. If there was anyway of getting more pay could we work something out.

The guy called back and said he was gonna try and reclassify the position. If he is successful the job will pay $700 more a month! WOW more than I make now.

So today the guy from the state called back and said SUCCESS!! he was easily able to reclassify the position so now the job pays $48000k a year! YAY that's great. BUT says the guy... there is bad news... Because we reclassified the position we are required by law to re-advertise and interview any newly interested candidates that are qualified.

ARRRRRGHHHHHH!!! He said I don't have to apply or interview and if there is not a better fit that appears I will be offered the position, but I must now wait several weeks to hear.

LIMBO
So great news and bad news.

 

Good news! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

 

A formality.

Hang in there!

 

Wow! Good job on negotiating!

Good luck!


Abner

 

Not to rain on the parade, but they went thru all that work and then found that they were "easily able to reclassify the position for $700 a month more?" They aren't telling you everything.

 

Who cares if they're telling him everything? What do they need to tell him? He does the job, they pay him what he wants. So long as he gets the extra pay that makes it worth his while, what of it? You think they're going to attach a bunch of strings to this pay boost, that what you're getting at?

 

I find that the waiting is always the hardest part. I can handle "yes" or "no" but don't like the limbo.

Good luck!

 

No, I suspect they are telling him everything. They advertised for a position and found the person they wanted. Yet because of it's classification, couldn't offer him more then $X/month. Once he turned that down, they decided they really did want him, so got someone's approval to make it a different classification. Due to various equal opportunity rules, they have to do a full job search again. Given my experience with state government hiring, this doesn't surprise me at all.

The good news is this - if the hiring committee on the new opening is the same as on the original opening, you should be a shoe-in. They are already pre-inclined to hire you. But legally, they have to make it an open search.

Even if they don't hire you, don't take it poorly - after all, you already decided the original salary was below you're absolute minimum. It looks like you've done the right thing, regardless of how things work out.

 

Chances are Xarick the cat is in the bag. You have passed a series of important steps. You have the qualifications/experience. You have been culled from other resumes and most importantly... You have interviewed and that's the paramount hurdle in the process in which everyone signs off on you as a co-worker. It's all down hill from here...just the wait and peeing in a cup, if so required.
Hope you get it!
Gavin

 

I agree - regardless of how it works out, you essentially "beat out" all the other applicants. That's something to feel pretty good about. Plus, interviewing is a skill that improves with practice, you're only going to get better as you keep doing it.