How to Turn Down a Job Offer, with LaKiesha Tomlin

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Mac's List

Careers, Business

4.8 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Your job hunt is going well, and you’ve interviewed for several different positions. You are offered one of the positions and you accept, only to receive a more lucrative offer, or one that’s a better fit for you. How do you tell that hiring manager that you’re going in a different direction? Or, let’s say you have been offered a job but the salary or benefits don’t meet your requirements. How do you turn down the offer without burning the bridge with that employer? Today’s guest on the Find Your Dream Job podcast, LaKiesha Tomlin, says that as long as you handle the rejection with professionalism, you should be able to move on and even apply for jobs at those same companies in the future if a great opportunity becomes available. About Our Guest: LaKiesha Tomlin (linkedin.com/in/lakieshatomlin/) is a career coach for talented leaders in science, technology, and engineering. She’s also a mechanical engineer who has worked as a manager in the aviation and technology industries. LaKiesha’s company, Thriving Ambition (thrivingambition.com/), helps clients improve employee engagement and retention, grow careers, and build five-star networks. Her work has been cited in Forbes, Self Magazine, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Resources in This Episode: Feel more satisfied with your career. Know that your skills, knowledge, and experience are truly being utilized and appreciated. Plus, learn how you could earn twice as much as you are currently earning, by visiting Thriving Ambition (thrivingambition.com/) to sign up for LaKiesha’s course, Dream Job (thrivingambition.com/network), which will be opening again in early 2019. Do you find yourself applying for any job that you think you could do? Before you send out your next application, get clear about your own goals. Stop chasing every lead. I’ve got a resource that can help. It's called Finding Focus in Your Job Search. Download your copy today at macslist.org/focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.5	This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want,
1:18.2	and make a difference in life. I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the publisher of Max List.
1:24.5	It's an online community that connects talented professionals with meaningful work.
1:29.4	I believe everyone can find a job they love, but to do this, you need to learn the skills
1:35.2	to build a successful career. From professional networking to personal branding, you've got to get
1:41.5	good at job hunting. This show helped you do this.
1:45.7	Every week on Find Your Dream Job, I interview a different career expert.
1:50.3	We discuss the tools and tactics you need to find the work you want.
1:54.8	This week, I'm talking to Lakeisha Tomlin about how to turn down a job offer.
1:59.9	Music Lakeisha Tomlin about how to turn down a job offer.
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