bem3231
Brilliant_Rock
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Hi everyone -
So, long story short - I''ve been in an executive position within the public sector for nearly 10 years. I''ve gotten other very good job offers in the past, but I have an awesome job and am very well compensated - plus I have a fantastic staff, so it would take a lot to get me to consider leaving.
Recently I''ve been headhunted by one of the ''top 100'' corporations. They asked the search firm that they are using to specifically contact me for to consider three management positions that they are hiring for. All very flattering, but I''m kind of rusty and not sure how to approach the process. I have an ''informal'' meeting tomorrow am with one of the partners in the executive search firm that the company is using, the purpose of which is to see if any of the positions sound like a ''fit'' for me. If so, then I would have an interview with the corporation itself.
Thing is - I am getting married in two months, and FI and I are, unbeknown to anyone at my work, in the midst of purchasing property in another province. The ''plan'' would be to try to get pregnant soon after the wedding, work at my job until I take an early mat leave, and then functionally ''retire'' to pursue motherhood and help my FI run his dental practice. That said, I know that even the best laid plans sometimes go awry - who knows how long it will take for us to find and purchase property, build a house if need be, get a new practice established and, of course, get pregnant...
So, what I''m wondering is how much to ''disclose'' going into this pseudo-interview process. It may be that depending on how the cards fall one of these jobs may turn out to be a very good thing, and I don''t like closing doors on potential opportunities. Is the best approach to stay mum about my future ''plans'' until I get a better sense of how the interview process is going and of whether or not this new company sounds like a fit. Or, do I go into it being more upfront about my prospective life plans and see if they are flexible enough to work with me on creating some arrangement that may be mutually beneficial?
It''s been a long time since I''ve gone through an interview process, and never with a search firm. I''m just not sure how to proceed.
Any feedback or advice would be most appreciated.
Thank you!!
So, long story short - I''ve been in an executive position within the public sector for nearly 10 years. I''ve gotten other very good job offers in the past, but I have an awesome job and am very well compensated - plus I have a fantastic staff, so it would take a lot to get me to consider leaving.
Recently I''ve been headhunted by one of the ''top 100'' corporations. They asked the search firm that they are using to specifically contact me for to consider three management positions that they are hiring for. All very flattering, but I''m kind of rusty and not sure how to approach the process. I have an ''informal'' meeting tomorrow am with one of the partners in the executive search firm that the company is using, the purpose of which is to see if any of the positions sound like a ''fit'' for me. If so, then I would have an interview with the corporation itself.
Thing is - I am getting married in two months, and FI and I are, unbeknown to anyone at my work, in the midst of purchasing property in another province. The ''plan'' would be to try to get pregnant soon after the wedding, work at my job until I take an early mat leave, and then functionally ''retire'' to pursue motherhood and help my FI run his dental practice. That said, I know that even the best laid plans sometimes go awry - who knows how long it will take for us to find and purchase property, build a house if need be, get a new practice established and, of course, get pregnant...
So, what I''m wondering is how much to ''disclose'' going into this pseudo-interview process. It may be that depending on how the cards fall one of these jobs may turn out to be a very good thing, and I don''t like closing doors on potential opportunities. Is the best approach to stay mum about my future ''plans'' until I get a better sense of how the interview process is going and of whether or not this new company sounds like a fit. Or, do I go into it being more upfront about my prospective life plans and see if they are flexible enough to work with me on creating some arrangement that may be mutually beneficial?
It''s been a long time since I''ve gone through an interview process, and never with a search firm. I''m just not sure how to proceed.
Any feedback or advice would be most appreciated.
Thank you!!
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