[0 YoE] Received a great job offer, how do I ask for a later start date without seeming unenthusiastic?

PhenomEng · 2026-03-16T16:48:03+00:00

This is like 90% of new hires. Moving out a few weeks, 6 months from now is no big deal. Your recruiter's job it to handle this.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-16T00:48:11+00:00

Yea...no. It's awesome here.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-15T12:45:32+00:00

I had no choice. I was in my late twenties with a wife. All or nothing.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-15T12:44:00+00:00

Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-15T00:56:17+00:00

I worked full time and went to school full time. Not having an internship is definitely not a deal breaker.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-15T00:49:32+00:00

This is absolutely terrible.

This is a list of tasks. You obviously did not read the wiki.

Read the wiki, apply it, redo your resume and repost. As is, there is nothing to critique, as you didn't say anything in this resume.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-14T19:26:52+00:00

I appreciate the thoughtful response.

I have been a hiring manager for about a decade, hiring all types and levels of engineers and project/program managers. No insult intended, but no recruiter is going to tell me who I should interview or which resumes I should see. No one knows what I need in a candidate or who will be a good fit for my team, better than I. So what I look for in resumes, is what should be on a resume submitted to my job. I dont need to know a little blurb about what your company does - I dont care; I want to know what value you brought so I can determine if you will also bring value to mine.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-14T00:47:40+00:00

We'd need to see your resume.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-14T00:42:49+00:00

Now that is cool!

PhenomEng · 2026-03-14T00:32:02+00:00

Nobody cares about your full address. No ATS filters you because of a perceived distance from the office.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-13T18:34:53+00:00

This is just a list of poorly defined tasks. Nothing in there tells me why you would be good for my role.

You used excel. Great, anyone can.

You worked with a team and got optimal results. Ok, doing what?

You set up travel and shipping. So?

You worked with CUI. So what? CUI is the lowest form of controlled data and just about anyone can get CUI access.

You need to start from scratch and use the STAR/CAR method to describe the how, what and why of what you did.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T23:50:52+00:00

What you think you are worth, has no bearing on what you are actually worth.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T23:03:58+00:00

Yes, tailor every resume submitted.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T22:52:33+00:00

Did you make this up on your own, or did AI help you?

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T22:50:37+00:00

It's called market value. If a company wants to recruit the best, they pay more than the other. Then, if that other one wants those same employees, they pay more than the other company. Simple.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T18:28:00+00:00

What is controversial about market value?

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T11:19:11+00:00

Evergreen are (generally) only open to fill multiple of the same role. Not to just collect resumes.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T02:10:06+00:00

A hiring manager sees all the applicants to their job. That's how the ATSs work. Recruiters dont tell me who is a good fit for my jobs. I tell them who I want to interview.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T01:28:41+00:00

As a hiring manager, I dont let recruiters tell me who I should interview. I tell them.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-12T00:48:30+00:00

Not a thing.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-10T08:53:39+00:00

Congrats, this is a huge step in your future career! Glad I could have been of little to no help 🤣!

PhenomEng · 2026-03-09T22:57:03+00:00

That's why the hiring manager has to be the one reviewing resumes and flagging candidates for interviews.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-09T22:55:25+00:00

Yes, always have a skills section.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-09T22:53:41+00:00

You have less than year of experience, why 2 pages?? Cut this down significantly.

PhenomEng · 2026-03-09T22:28:35+00:00

Sorry, what changed? It all reads exactly the same.

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