Some companies accomodate your request. I have been in interview panel and provided 1-5 pm as my preferred time to take interviews. But there were a lot of requests to conduct interview post 6pm.  
  
 So, yes. Recruiters will understand. 
 Don't really have any suggestions for time off.

Product Manager

I've recently started applying for new roles, but I'm finding it challenging to manage interviews with my current 96 strict wfo job schedule.  Most companies are scheduling interviews between 104, ...

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I've recently started applying for new roles, but I'm finding it challenging to manage interviews with my current 9-6 strict wfo job schedule.

Most companies are scheduling interviews between 10-4, and with multiple rounds over a span of weeks, it's becoming hard to balance.


Has anyone been in a similar situation? Any strategies for scheduling interviews without raising red flags at work? Also, what are some legitimate reasons or excuses I could give my manager for taking time off?

Need tips on scheduling interviews

Software Engineer

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How do you folks manage to give interviews while working in office 5 days a week? 

Do you end up taking off?

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Data Analyst

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How do you give interviews for different orgs if you are working on a totally on-site role.

Do you take multiple leaves in between?
Suggest some tips?

Give interviews while working in-site

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How do working professionals give there interview, i mean doesn't your job time collide with the interview time. How do you manage?

Working Professionals Interview

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Hi guys,
I am getting calls from recruiters starting last week and most of them are asking whether they can schedule an interview the next day?
I am currently in a super hectic different tech stack project.  I need 2-3 days or a week to be ready na?

How do I convince the recruiters to have it after a few days not the next day or day after?

Convincing recruiters to schedule interviews slightly delayed!

Data engineer

For my previous switch either i was working remotely or was not working so i could give interviews easily.
How to convince an interview during weekends?
One cannot take so many sick leaves / leaves just for an interview right.

How do full time employee handle working from office give interview ?

Machine Learning Engineer

I have an interview coming up next week, but since I work full-time, I can't do it during the week. Can I ask HR to schedule it only on a weekend? If they won't, I won't proceed 🤧
And how can I convince them for weekend 🥺

Interview on weekend

Software Developer

developers in my team are giving 1 hr interviews so swiftly while being on office. As most of my experiences are from home, how do you guys manage giving interviews from office?
Spell out some tricks and process 😬

Giving interviews in office like a PRO

I was recently laid off. I am applying for jobs. One question that has been a bother for me is on my unfortunate past short stints. 
Need help from folks on how to tackle these Q's.
I am applying for product / strategy roles.
2015 - tier 1 engg
2019 - tier 1 MBA
1.5 yrs - did my own startup...fairly successful but later failed due to covid
11 months - worked in a fairly well known fast growing startup - left coz wanted to move to a product centric startup
14 months - worked in product based big unicorn startup - got laid off
10 months - joined an early stage startup - startup failed and laid off again

What should be my interview strategy? How do I portray my story in a positive light?

How to tackle interview Q's on my short stints?

How to manage time for DSA while working 9pm to 5pm?

Please share your ideas and experiences, including your personal schedule if you have faced a similar situation.

P.S : Planning to shift within 6 months
P.S : Company made strict wfo policy, from last week.

Seeking Time Management Tips from 9-to-5 Professionals

So I joined a company through a referral. The referral is from a good friend that I trust. After joining the company, there were issues like a laptop taking time to get delivered etc. 

After 2-3 weeks, my RM, the CEO started showing the true colors. He started accusing me of cheating during the interview assignment. Said, I should work on my personal laptop (I don't have any) and when I told him that I don't have it, he just simply mocked me for it.

The issue is, he is not giving me a salary now. I have been connected with him and HR and all they are doing is making this in me. There is no official notice on salary delay or anything. What should I do? I am a bread earner and my family depends on me. Please help. How should I proceed about it

Company not giving salary. Made a mistake and joined them

Program Manager

I've been working as a React developer for almost 3 years (2 years, 9 months) plus had a 3-month internship. I'm looking to make a career move to a company that offers better mentorship and growth opportunities, but my current job requires a 3-month notice period before leaving. 

I'm struggling with a few aspects of navigating this job change given the long notice period:

1) Finding Companies Open to Waiting
How do I identify companies that would be willing to wait the full 3 months for me to start after giving notice? When and how should I bring up the notice period requirements during the application/interview process?

2) Getting Referrals
My professional network is somewhat limited. What are the best ways to try securing internal referrals to companies I'm interested in, which could help increase flexibility around waiting for my start date?

3) Preparing for Interviews  
Besides the standard technical preparation, what is the best way to practice for and respond to questions about my reasons for leaving my current role after such a long tenure? How can I reassure them I'm committed despite the extended notice period?

4) Evaluating Offers
If a company is unwilling to wait the full 3 months, is it worth trying to negotiate a shorter notice period or looking at temporary/contracting roles until I can start full-time? How do I evaluate whether the role is worth that hassle?

I want to be as prepared as possible for this transition, so any advice or suggestions from folks who have gone through a job change with a long notice period would be greatly appreciated! Let me know what you think or if you have any other tips.

How Can I Successfully Change Jobs With a 3-Month Notice Period?

Would you continue interviewing with a hiring manager who reschedules at the last minute? (less than 10 minutes to the interview)

Context- A recruiter reached out, resume shortlisted and interview scheduled 3 days in advance but still interviewer asks for rescheduling at the very last minute!

Think about it- You put efforts to manage time & ensure availability in the middle of the week but interviewer can’t even manage 30 minutes for an interview?

Rescheduling interview at the last minute

Founder

My company has 90 days notice period. I get calls but my interview never gets scheduled because of the notice period. How should I deal with it ?

How to get a interview call if I have 90 days notice period?

I see a lot of posts about WLB, I want to know what do you consider as a decent WLB. I will go first.

1. Leave early if the work for that day is done
2. No pings and calls post work hours, there are always exceptions and thats okay, should not become a norm
3. Respecting when someone is in vacation and not disturbing them.
4. Not rejecting leaves 

I will add more in comments If more comes to my mind.

Work Life Balance

Rule of thumb  
 If you get work thoughts outside 9-6 or weekends, it's not WLB.

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Computer Operator

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So it’s barely been a month since I’ve joined this company and my manager has already started dumping his workload to me on weekends and at odd hours late in the night. 

Now he’s not a horrible person but I hate how normalised this culture is at this entire organisation. I get it if I’m a founder or working at a startup, I have to be prepared to hustle but not at a big corporation. 

And the irony is that I once needed something urgently from someone based in Europe from our team but my manager asked me to call him the next day since that person was out of his working hours while I was on a call with my manager at 1:18am…..

I’ve also noticed how casually he calls me everyday post 9pm to ask for updates or give a new task. My work hours end by 6pm. 

I really want to to establish certain boundaries, and not want to work on weekends. I’m a biker, and I’ve been cancelling all my biking plans on weekends just cause of this. How do I go about this without it negatively affecting my ratings/impressions etc.?? I have a life smh. 

(Writing this while I’m working on a Sunday)

work on weekends/late night

Senior Consultant

So I received a call from a recruiter for a PM role at Bharat Pe. What seems odd to me is that the recruiter messaged me on LinkedIn at midnight and called me today (15th August) to schedule for tomorrow. Is it a red flag? I mean who’d do office work at midnight or on a national holiday. Am I overthinking?
How’s the culture in general since all the drama that happened? Insights/Opinions welcomed.

Bharat Pe - Culture check

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Hello everyone, 
How is your interview preparation going on ? And do you also find it re starting it again while working in a company in parallel ? 
My story is I have 9-6 working hours but sometimes stretch it in night too. Whenever I plan on doing DSA either i find it too boring or my streak gets broken due to company work. 
Any plan on how to do both parallel? 
Thank you

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