Comments on: How to approach applying for a job at a company owned by a friend? https://events.thevocalghanaian.com/question/how-to-approach-applying-for-a-job-at-a-company-owned-by-a-friend/ Forum Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:26:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Abu Hashem https://events.thevocalghanaian.com/question/how-to-approach-applying-for-a-job-at-a-company-owned-by-a-friend/#comment-14 Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:26:25 +0000 https://2code.info/demo/themes/ask-me/?post_type=question&p=2099#comment-14 In reply to El-Demouhi.

Before going to the interview, you can send a note (I would prefer that over a phone call) that you had applied for this position and you are appearing for the interview. You can express your concern anyway about conflict-of-interest but more likely than not he will understand the situation himself and ideally should keep himself out of decision making process.

]]> By: El-Demouhi https://events.thevocalghanaian.com/question/how-to-approach-applying-for-a-job-at-a-company-owned-by-a-friend/#comment-13 Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:25:49 +0000 https://2code.info/demo/themes/ask-me/?post_type=question&p=2099#comment-13 In reply to Mohamed Habaza.

Unless you desperately need this job, in which case it’s a whole different story. Then saying “please please give me a job, I’m about to lose my house and my children will be starving homeless waifs” etc might be your best bet.

]]> By: El-Demouhi https://events.thevocalghanaian.com/question/how-to-approach-applying-for-a-job-at-a-company-owned-by-a-friend/#comment-12 Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:25:19 +0000 https://2code.info/demo/themes/ask-me/?post_type=question&p=2099#comment-12 I think you should apply for the role first and decide next steps based on how they take it next. I am assuming your buddy CEO will not screen through online applications and will not know you have applied.

So if his team-members decline your online application itself, then there is nothing for you to think! If they do call you for an interview, then you know that it is based on your merits and not because of your connections and you can feel good about it.

]]> By: Mohamed Habaza https://events.thevocalghanaian.com/question/how-to-approach-applying-for-a-job-at-a-company-owned-by-a-friend/#comment-11 Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:25:01 +0000 https://2code.info/demo/themes/ask-me/?post_type=question&p=2099#comment-11 Of course it will. But that’s not in and of itself a problem.1 You know this person well enough to consider him a friend so it would be very strange not to give him a heads-up, especially because he’s actually the owner and it’s a small business. Just tell him that you saw the ad and think that you could potentially be a good candidate, even if you aren’t a perfect match experience-wise. Just be direct, honest and make it easy for him to say no. There are legitimate reasons not to hire friends, even if there are a few levels between you, your friend might simply prefer not to mix business with personal relationships, or they may as you suspect prefer a more experienced profile.

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