Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding what to do about this situation I'm in.
I've managed to gain interest from a huge scientific publishing company and am currently facing a difficult decision. I've been shortlisted for 'The Job' I'd love versus a regular job, paying less. Both jobs are in exactly the same office for the same company. I thought the HR department would know about how I'd applied for 7 (yes, 7) roles for the company...
1) Job offer paying £17k, starting 10th June - roles are mainly administrative tasks and it was stressed in the interview that this is a very repetitive and tedious job.
2) About 10 minutes before I got the job offer by email I was emailed by the editor asking to do a test. If I pass the test well I'll be interviewed. Interviews are held 3rd June. It pays £24k.
I've emailed HR saying I'd love to take up job 1, and I'd only reconsider if I was successful for job 2. I am so grateful for getting both opportunities as I know how dire the job market is at the moment. I think my email has been as polite and as grateful sounding as possible without sounding too greedy/desperate.
Anyone had any similar experiences?
What do you think is the likely outcome of this?
I received the offers around 4pm yesterday so by the time I managed to reply offices were closed so I won't hear back until Monday.