By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
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What excuses can I give to take leave to give an interview for a new job?
What excuses can I give to take time off for an interview for a new job? A lot of things. “I’m not feeling well. I’m going to stay out.” You know, you can always do that one. “I’m not feeling well.” And if they call you and you’re in the interview and you have your phone off—you should have your phone off, right?—you can always say, “I had the phone off. I was taking a nap because I wasn’t feeling well.”
And then just when you call them back, don’t be in a place with a lot of commotion about you so that you know they’re not hearing lots of loud noises that basically say I’m not at home, I’m not in bed sick, all that sort of stuff.
So what excuses can you give? The “I’m not feeling well” excuse is always a good one. Not the death in the family, that’s bad karma. Not one that sounds stupid. You can have a doctor’s appointment that you need to address. You can always say, “I noticed something over here inside my mouth that was a little problematic, so I need to have a doctor’s appointment to have it looked at.” No one’s going to ask to open your mouth.
Or it could be my wife, husband, or partner’s in town, we’re going to have lunch today. Or, “Oh, I overslept.” Or, “Oh, I need to leave early. My wife, husband, or partner got tickets for such and such and we’re going to go out tonight.” There are lots of different things that you can do that are not particularly creative that’ll give you the opportunity to take time off your
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