QUESTION 29 OF 40

When would you be available to start?

Before your interview, make sure you have a start date in mind for the new employer. If you are currently working, you should show professionalism by offering two weeks' notice to your current employer. No hiring manager is ever impressed when they hear, 'I can quit my job today and start tomorrow!' Show that you are professional and reliable in all situations.

"As a professional courtesy, I would like to give my current employer two weeks' notice. I could start anytime after that."

"I am currently unemployed; however, I have a long weekend trip planned from the 12th to the 15th. I would be thrilled to start the Tuesday after that."

"I would need to give a customary two weeks' notice to my current company so that they could choose if they want me to stay and transition my class. But, out of courtesy to them, I need to let them make the decision."

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Anonymous Answer

I would like to notify my current school of my two weeks and let them determine if my departing then is manageable or if they would like me to stay through the end of the school year. Ultimately, I would let them determine my availability date.

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Good, straightforward answer.

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