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cancelling callback
I am very fortunate to have gotten an offer to a firm that I like more than some of the places with whom i currently have scheduled callbacks. Because i don't want to waste anyone's time or money (or a spot for someone who really wants them), I would like to cancel the callback. Does anyone have any advice for best way to do this? (I also don't know if I am taking the current offer, so I don't want to say I have made my decision- just for personal reasons, I am not sure it is going to work out... (awkward) )
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somewhatwayward
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Re: cancelling callback
i did this last year although i didn't say anything about personal reasons. regardless of the reason, just call the recruiting coordinator and tell them you appreciate the CB but have received another offer and would like to cancel your CB. you don't have to say whether you are going to take the other offer.
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Re: cancelling callback
This.somewhatwayward wrote:i did this last year although i didn't say anything about personal reasons. regardless of the reason, just call the recruiting coordinator and tell them you appreciate the CB but have received another offer and would like to cancel your CB. you don't have to say whether you are going to take the other offer.
I just did exactly this and was absolutely fine.
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thesealocust
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Re: cancelling callback
Call and cancel - it's 100% proper for you to do so.
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Re: cancelling callback
On a similar note, what about rescheduling? I'm in the middle of a writing competition and stupidly scheduled a callback in another city, and now I think I'm spreading myself too thin. What can I tell them?
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Anonymous User
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Re: cancelling callback
How late is too late to cancel a callback?
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thesealocust
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Re: cancelling callback
You could argue that there's no such thing - you're always saving a firm time.
In reality, you'll probably breach decorum if you cancel: After taking a flight, after staying at a hotel, or within ~12 hours of your flight, hotel reservation, or the time you are to interview.
if you actually have already accepted elsewhere, you owe other firms to cancel no matter what the timing. If it happens to be 15 minutes before a flight or CB, the breach in decorum was you accepting an offer so close to when you knew you had to be at a CB, not the actual cancellation, which would of course be expected of you.
In reality, you'll probably breach decorum if you cancel: After taking a flight, after staying at a hotel, or within ~12 hours of your flight, hotel reservation, or the time you are to interview.
if you actually have already accepted elsewhere, you owe other firms to cancel no matter what the timing. If it happens to be 15 minutes before a flight or CB, the breach in decorum was you accepting an offer so close to when you knew you had to be at a CB, not the actual cancellation, which would of course be expected of you.
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Re: cancelling callback
I mean they cannot cancel flights/hotels if certain time is reached so you should cancel as soon as possible.Anonymous User wrote:How late is too late to cancel a callback?
And it is always the "right thing" to do if you are not going to go there over the other firm you have the offer with.
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Re: cancelling callback
BumpAnonymous User wrote:On a similar note, what about rescheduling? I'm in the middle of a writing competition and stupidly scheduled a callback in another city, and now I think I'm spreading myself too thin. What can I tell them?
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blurbz
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Re: cancelling callback
You are an idiot if you think they will still be interested in you if you tell them the combination of your interview and a writing competition was too strenuous for you.Anonymous User wrote:BumpAnonymous User wrote:On a similar note, what about rescheduling? I'm in the middle of a writing competition and stupidly scheduled a callback in another city, and now I think I'm spreading myself too thin. What can I tell them?
Also: the cb is more important.
