How To Deal With Long Notice Periods Of Senior Level Executive Positions? – WalkWater Talent Advisors

One of the biggest challenges that both senior level executives and recruiters of such executives face is the timescale. The notice period for senior level executives is generally 90 days, which seems to be a huge one when a candidate is looking for a job change, or when an employer is looking to hire a new one for the vacant job position. 

These lengthy notice periods can become a frustration at both ends, but that is what the trade is all about!

So, we all know how senior level executives have to serve a long 90-day period before resigning from their duties. Yet, many employers want such candidates to join them within 30 to 60 days. So, how is that possible!? And moreover, why such expectations!? Well, the reason behind such an awkward expectation could be that companies have business demand, which is why they want quick hires. They know that most candidates who are looking for a job change may have already begun their 90-day journey, and by now, they may have already crossed the 30- or 60-day line. So, they expect that such candidates will likely join their company within a month or so.

Can we do anything about the lengthy notice period?

If you are really serious about changing your job, instead of wasting any time, you must go ahead and start searching for a job. At the same time, you must also let your current employer know about your decision, so that you are given your 90-day notice, and begin crossing the path while searching for a new job, making it easier to join elsewhere at the earliest.

While you’re treading the job change journey, if you happen to come across an employer who is willing to take you up as part of their team, and if you still have a long notice period to serve, you could also ask your current employer to release you from your current project, explaining to him your situation. Also, you could always propose that you buy back the notice period by paying a certain amount of money, or analyze all your paid leaves that you haven’t taken and sum them up to compensate, and shorten your notice period.

Any good rapport that you have with your employer or the company will help you receive an early leave. However, if you in any way do not get such an opportunity, you shouldn’t complain. Instead, as a good employee, you must also try to understand the situation of your current employer. You must analyze how your employer or the company will cope up if you leave the company early. Considering all of it, you must find out the right balance between your personal opportunity and the current and future company.

So, while you aren’t getting that early leave, don’t be too discouraged. Resist the temptation to take sick leaves or skip meetings. Work just like you always have. It’s possible that if your handover is completed, or if your replacement is hired quicker than expected, then you may as well be let out early.

Why executive search firms are important

When such difficult situations arise, companies must always rely upon the services of professionals like WalkWaterTalent Advisors, one of the top executive search firms in Bangalore. Such professional recruiters know the ins and outs of the executive recruitment business, and can help serve their client companies in a better manner. When both companies – one who has to let out the candidate, and the other who wants to take up the candidate – partner with such recruitment firms, the dilemmas of both the companies can be resolved. That’s because such proficient recruitment firms are apt at filling up vacancies faster and better than the employers themselves, or the in-house HR teams.