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Job offer without any details but asking me to withdraw other offers - is it normal?
How to negotiate a higher salary for temp to hire position where I'm being hired full time from being a temp?Got 3 part-time job offers (retail), verbally accepted all of them but now need to turn down one of themWhen is it appropriate to withdraw from a job offer and how to word it to the agency involved?Hiring manager asked me not to accept other offers but isn't extending a verbal confirmation, let alone a formal offerBeing late in sending back the signed contractSalary negotiation at the first Face to face interviewPreventing unsolicited recruiter calls
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I have recently applied for a job through a recruitment agency, and had my interview last Thursday. On Friday the agent called me and said that the company is keen on giving me an offer. He said he will send me an email later to confirm, and instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies.
I felt uncomfortable doing so, and I asked for some time to consider. He did not like this answer, so I added that this is a life-changing decision to make (being my first job ever) and told him to at least give me the weekend to think this through.
I did not receive his email until today (Sunday) morning. He stated that the company has given me an offer, but he gave me literally no details on the offer - no salary, no start date, no work hours, nothing. He instructed me to (1) confirm that I am happy to accept, (2) (once again) asked me to withdraw all my other applications (even asked me to BCC him when doing so), and (3) provide my home address so that the company can draw up the contract.
Later in the evening he sent me yet another email again asking me to withdraw my other applications.
Being a first-time job seeker and a foreigner I am not sure whether this is standard practice in the UK culture, but this appears to be very suspicious to me. I have never heard before of anyone accepting a job offer without even knowing the terms of the contract, and I feel really uncomfortable putting all my eggs in one basket that isn't even my first choice.
So my question is, is it normal for recruitment agents to send out job offers without any details? If not, what details should I expect in a proper job offer? And is it normal for them at this stage to require me to withdraw other applications? Or is something shady going on with this agency? It felt really coercive and pressurizing.
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I have recently applied for a job through a recruitment agency, and had my interview last Thursday. On Friday the agent called me and said that the company is keen on giving me an offer. He said he will send me an email later to confirm, and instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies.
I felt uncomfortable doing so, and I asked for some time to consider. He did not like this answer, so I added that this is a life-changing decision to make (being my first job ever) and told him to at least give me the weekend to think this through.
I did not receive his email until today (Sunday) morning. He stated that the company has given me an offer, but he gave me literally no details on the offer - no salary, no start date, no work hours, nothing. He instructed me to (1) confirm that I am happy to accept, (2) (once again) asked me to withdraw all my other applications (even asked me to BCC him when doing so), and (3) provide my home address so that the company can draw up the contract.
Later in the evening he sent me yet another email again asking me to withdraw my other applications.
Being a first-time job seeker and a foreigner I am not sure whether this is standard practice in the UK culture, but this appears to be very suspicious to me. I have never heard before of anyone accepting a job offer without even knowing the terms of the contract, and I feel really uncomfortable putting all my eggs in one basket that isn't even my first choice.
So my question is, is it normal for recruitment agents to send out job offers without any details? If not, what details should I expect in a proper job offer? And is it normal for them at this stage to require me to withdraw other applications? Or is something shady going on with this agency? It felt really coercive and pressurizing.
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"instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies" I stopped reading at that sentence. Do not quit or withdraw anything from anywhere until after you have accepted a written offer by them. And note that behavior, by itself, is dodgy and should be considered a red flag. You should let them know that, until you have a written offer that you have accepted, you will continue applying to other locations. They're setting you up. IMHO, you should probably reconsider whether you really want to work with those people...
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I have recently applied for a job through a recruitment agency, and had my interview last Thursday. On Friday the agent called me and said that the company is keen on giving me an offer. He said he will send me an email later to confirm, and instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies.
I felt uncomfortable doing so, and I asked for some time to consider. He did not like this answer, so I added that this is a life-changing decision to make (being my first job ever) and told him to at least give me the weekend to think this through.
I did not receive his email until today (Sunday) morning. He stated that the company has given me an offer, but he gave me literally no details on the offer - no salary, no start date, no work hours, nothing. He instructed me to (1) confirm that I am happy to accept, (2) (once again) asked me to withdraw all my other applications (even asked me to BCC him when doing so), and (3) provide my home address so that the company can draw up the contract.
Later in the evening he sent me yet another email again asking me to withdraw my other applications.
Being a first-time job seeker and a foreigner I am not sure whether this is standard practice in the UK culture, but this appears to be very suspicious to me. I have never heard before of anyone accepting a job offer without even knowing the terms of the contract, and I feel really uncomfortable putting all my eggs in one basket that isn't even my first choice.
So my question is, is it normal for recruitment agents to send out job offers without any details? If not, what details should I expect in a proper job offer? And is it normal for them at this stage to require me to withdraw other applications? Or is something shady going on with this agency? It felt really coercive and pressurizing.
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I have recently applied for a job through a recruitment agency, and had my interview last Thursday. On Friday the agent called me and said that the company is keen on giving me an offer. He said he will send me an email later to confirm, and instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies.
I felt uncomfortable doing so, and I asked for some time to consider. He did not like this answer, so I added that this is a life-changing decision to make (being my first job ever) and told him to at least give me the weekend to think this through.
I did not receive his email until today (Sunday) morning. He stated that the company has given me an offer, but he gave me literally no details on the offer - no salary, no start date, no work hours, nothing. He instructed me to (1) confirm that I am happy to accept, (2) (once again) asked me to withdraw all my other applications (even asked me to BCC him when doing so), and (3) provide my home address so that the company can draw up the contract.
Later in the evening he sent me yet another email again asking me to withdraw my other applications.
Being a first-time job seeker and a foreigner I am not sure whether this is standard practice in the UK culture, but this appears to be very suspicious to me. I have never heard before of anyone accepting a job offer without even knowing the terms of the contract, and I feel really uncomfortable putting all my eggs in one basket that isn't even my first choice.
So my question is, is it normal for recruitment agents to send out job offers without any details? If not, what details should I expect in a proper job offer? And is it normal for them at this stage to require me to withdraw other applications? Or is something shady going on with this agency? It felt really coercive and pressurizing.
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"instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies" I stopped reading at that sentence. Do not quit or withdraw anything from anywhere until after you have accepted a written offer by them. And note that behavior, by itself, is dodgy and should be considered a red flag. You should let them know that, until you have a written offer that you have accepted, you will continue applying to other locations. They're setting you up. IMHO, you should probably reconsider whether you really want to work with those people...
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"instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies" I stopped reading at that sentence. Do not quit or withdraw anything from anywhere until after you have accepted a written offer by them. And note that behavior, by itself, is dodgy and should be considered a red flag. You should let them know that, until you have a written offer that you have accepted, you will continue applying to other locations. They're setting you up. IMHO, you should probably reconsider whether you really want to work with those people...
– code_dredd
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"instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies" I stopped reading at that sentence. Do not quit or withdraw anything from anywhere until after you have accepted a written offer by them. And note that behavior, by itself, is dodgy and should be considered a red flag. You should let them know that, until you have a written offer that you have accepted, you will continue applying to other locations. They're setting you up. IMHO, you should probably reconsider whether you really want to work with those people...
– code_dredd
4 mins ago
"instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies" I stopped reading at that sentence. Do not quit or withdraw anything from anywhere until after you have accepted a written offer by them. And note that behavior, by itself, is dodgy and should be considered a red flag. You should let them know that, until you have a written offer that you have accepted, you will continue applying to other locations. They're setting you up. IMHO, you should probably reconsider whether you really want to work with those people...
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Don't do it!
No, it's not normal. Seeing how likely an offer is to fall through (better candidate found, bad fit, etc.) you should never put all your eggs in one basket, even if you actually had been given a full job description.
Best case, the job is real and something that interests you and something you're qualified for and you actually get an offer. Even then, they know you gave away all your bargaining power (no other offers) and can lowball the salary they're willing to offer you.
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This is really, really weird.
Asking you to withdrawn from other companies is already a big red flag, but this mistery offer is even worst. You should demand to see the offer, as you have to consider a lot of things before accepting a job. Even so, you should really focus on getting into another job.
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Don't do it!
No, it's not normal. Seeing how likely an offer is to fall through (better candidate found, bad fit, etc.) you should never put all your eggs in one basket, even if you actually had been given a full job description.
Best case, the job is real and something that interests you and something you're qualified for and you actually get an offer. Even then, they know you gave away all your bargaining power (no other offers) and can lowball the salary they're willing to offer you.
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Don't do it!
No, it's not normal. Seeing how likely an offer is to fall through (better candidate found, bad fit, etc.) you should never put all your eggs in one basket, even if you actually had been given a full job description.
Best case, the job is real and something that interests you and something you're qualified for and you actually get an offer. Even then, they know you gave away all your bargaining power (no other offers) and can lowball the salary they're willing to offer you.
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Don't do it!
No, it's not normal. Seeing how likely an offer is to fall through (better candidate found, bad fit, etc.) you should never put all your eggs in one basket, even if you actually had been given a full job description.
Best case, the job is real and something that interests you and something you're qualified for and you actually get an offer. Even then, they know you gave away all your bargaining power (no other offers) and can lowball the salary they're willing to offer you.
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Don't do it!
No, it's not normal. Seeing how likely an offer is to fall through (better candidate found, bad fit, etc.) you should never put all your eggs in one basket, even if you actually had been given a full job description.
Best case, the job is real and something that interests you and something you're qualified for and you actually get an offer. Even then, they know you gave away all your bargaining power (no other offers) and can lowball the salary they're willing to offer you.
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This is really, really weird.
Asking you to withdrawn from other companies is already a big red flag, but this mistery offer is even worst. You should demand to see the offer, as you have to consider a lot of things before accepting a job. Even so, you should really focus on getting into another job.
answered 1 min ago
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This is really, really weird.
Asking you to withdrawn from other companies is already a big red flag, but this mistery offer is even worst. You should demand to see the offer, as you have to consider a lot of things before accepting a job. Even so, you should really focus on getting into another job.
answered 1 min ago
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This is really, really weird.
Asking you to withdrawn from other companies is already a big red flag, but this mistery offer is even worst. You should demand to see the offer, as you have to consider a lot of things before accepting a job. Even so, you should really focus on getting into another job.
answered 1 min ago
espindolaaespindolaa
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This is really, really weird.
Asking you to withdrawn from other companies is already a big red flag, but this mistery offer is even worst. You should demand to see the offer, as you have to consider a lot of things before accepting a job. Even so, you should really focus on getting into another job.
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"instructed me to write back to state that I have withdrawn my other applications at other companies" I stopped reading at that sentence. Do not quit or withdraw anything from anywhere until after you have accepted a written offer by them. And note that behavior, by itself, is dodgy and should be considered a red flag. You should let them know that, until you have a written offer that you have accepted, you will continue applying to other locations. They're setting you up. IMHO, you should probably reconsider whether you really want to work with those people...
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