Guys,
I decided to take a few months off prior to starting my job as I am completely burnt out by my current job and just wanted to devote a few months to do things I am passionate about/ interested in.
Would the new employer be bothered by this or they would not care less? How should I speak with them to make sure they are ok?
Thanks guys!
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Don't give them a reason to ask about it and you won't have anything to explain.
What do you mean don't give them a reason to ask? They will find out anyway after right so it's easier to ask them upfront rather than later.
By providing a better reason why you will need a late-start
Oh now, the start date is early summer. So I won't be needing a late start. I can ask the to start earlier if they want but we have a class so it might be difficult.
I took a month and wished I had taken longer. Travel, see family and friends, get fresh and envigorated again.
Would taking 4 months be alright? Does not make sense to stay after bonus. Also, I am just not traveling the entire time, as mentioned would be working for some NGOs for at least 2-3 months or so...
Wow, that's exactly what I wanted to do when I was changing jobs. Had a hard time finding a group to do short term volunteering.
Can you hit me up with where you got involved? Would be great for the next job change.
Don't take a break if you wanna make it to the top
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Lol they found out
No that's why I will tell the before I leave. But I am very interested in traveling and seeing family, doing NGOs activities that I can still be be involved later when I start work full time.
Anyone else have any insights?
It depends on how urgently they need you to backfill a role. This isn't like your first job out of college where you have a few months off before working. For experienced hires, hiring manager will usually want you to start ASAP unless you have a good reason. Think about it - they won't want to make you an offer and wait 4 months for you to start (people reneg all the time so if you decide 90 days into your break, the hiring company just wasted 3 months and needs to start over). Similarly, you're also leaving yourself exposed that your open position disappears while you're on your extended break so keep that in mind as well.
no so this offer is with a class. like an IBD class of 2015 for instance, and buyside roles usually hires 6-18 months in advance so I don't think I have to worry about the position disappeared.
This is mainly for me to pursue projects that I am passionate about and have not had the time to work on them while i was working full time.
If this is for PE, I would ask some associates you know at other shops how it's perceived. Most funds would understand if you needed a month, but a couple months might be viewed as a stretch (since you are hired with the perception that you'll have a good amount of work/deal experience)
It is good to figure out all your schedules and joining dates so that everything will go as planned.
Take. the. time. Take the time. Learn from my mistakes - I always worked right up until the next job, worked right up until the start of business school, and worked internships during school. Stupid! Take as much time as you can whenever you can.
If the hiring date is already set, and you're not planning on moving it back to do this trip, just don't mention it to them until you've started. Unless your volunteer work is "euthanizing children while wearing company swag", it's none of their business what you do with your free time, anyway.
Thanks guys,
I already completed more than 2 years of IBD so it's not like I quit before my 2 year mark. And I am taking this time off to work on some volunteer/ charity projects, not traveling so hopefully MBA admissions will not look down on this?
MBA programs will like either. I was surprised by how much they asked about "global experience" in essays. This would be a universal positive and a differentiator versus all of the undergraduate-->Banking/Consulting-->B-School routes.
If you left a role and had a resume gap and weren't either fired or useless during your break.
I had a friend who was let go last year from his job and he found another job 6 months later. (albeit, in a completely different industry, going from finance to corporate) All he did was telling new employers that he left this job on his own and they did not even say anything.
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