I'm a UI/UX designer who is flat broke and unemployed. I'm independently interviewing for 2 positions at the moment and have 3-4 other positions that I have or am about to interview for through a recruiter. Some are temporary, some are temp-to-perm, and some are permanent. Some are also more interesting to me than others, including one that I'm most interested in which I've been waiting to hear back from for the past week or so. However, the temporary positions (2-4 weeks) have more immediate needs and are more likely to lay something on the table in the next few days if they end up giving me an offer.
My question is: If I get a call that says "We'd like to offer you the position", how do I respond without an immediate yes and still be in consideration?
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posted by gregoryg
on Feb 26, 2013 -
6 answers
Asking for recommendations for an answering service, with a live person that can answer our office phones for a week.
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posted by gemmy
on Jan 10, 2013 -
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For those who made the switch from temp to permanent work, what factors did you consider, what helped you decide?
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posted by glache
on Sep 13, 2012 -
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Thirty-something woman with no history experiencing sudden-onset arthritis due to change in geography/altitude/climate? Details after the jump.
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posted by petitemom
on Jun 9, 2012 -
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Do you have any ideas for temporary placement for our cat till we can get a new place that allows cats? no friends or family can help.
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posted by assasinatdbeauty
on Apr 20, 2012 -
9 answers
What are the best temp agencies for non-profit work in the United States? Specifically, I am looking for agencies in Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, New York City and San Francisco.
posted by parmanparman
on Jul 24, 2011 -
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I'll be spending the month of June in the US. What are the options for short term mobile phone service? I gather that sim cards in the US are different from Europe & that I can't simply buy a local SIM card for my Euro phone. Please tell me if I'm wrong! Can I buy a cheap local phone and "pay as you go" credit?
posted by LivinginYes
on May 25, 2011 -
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I'm trying to find a place to live in Vancouver for 5-6 weeks this summer. It needs to be someplace that I can take transit to Simon Fraser University each day, and preferably someplace a skinny male will not be scared to walk alone at night.
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posted by Canageek
on Feb 6, 2011 -
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It looks like I'll be ready to move to Austin in a few weeks. Yay! I'm looking for cheap, temporary housing for me and my cat.
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posted by xenophile
on Jan 14, 2011 -
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What questions could I ask in an interview to determine if someone will be a good fit for a temporary data entry position?
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posted by dormouse
on Dec 28, 2010 -
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Can you recommend me some websites for finding one to two month temporary/sub-let apartments in Barcelona?
posted by maryrosecook
on Dec 12, 2010 -
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Did I have a mini-stroke in my sleep? Should I go to the ER or a walk-in clinic for temporary vision loss in mainly one eye even though my vision is back? Will the doctors think I'm wasting their time?
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posted by Faraday Cage
on Oct 15, 2010 -
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I have very long, naturally platinum blond hair. Sometimes I use a color rinse to turn it brown. I've never been able to temporarily color it dark brown. Does anyone know of any good products that can do this?
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posted by servix
on Sep 7, 2010 -
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I want to get practice in refining my writing. I'd like to try the equivalent of writing a first draft, polishing it a bit then throwing it away and writing it again from memory. I want to retain the original for comparison but be unable to access it for a while. I need a strategy for doing this with a computer ....
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posted by epo
on Sep 7, 2010 -
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I have a friend who arrives in DC next weekend for a 9-month fellowship. Problem is, she just learned her housing isn't available until late September. Can you recommend any budget-friendly week-to-week or month-to-month housing arrangements in the DC metro area?
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posted by grrarrgh00
on Aug 27, 2010 -
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My new apartment is awesome, except for the kitchen. What are some non-permanent things I can do to make it nicer?
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posted by oinopaponton
on Jul 18, 2010 -
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Cool/fun/weird/interesting/unique temporary-ish jobs I can do (location immaterial) to take advantage of a liminal, rootless period in my life.
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posted by threeants
on Mar 14, 2010 -
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Let's say I wanted to disappear for a year to work on a personal project. Where would I go to make it as cheap as possible?
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posted by TheOtherSide
on Feb 11, 2010 -
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After five months of being out of work, and seven months of looking, I have recently been offered a job. Great, right? Of course it is, but it's presenting an ethical dilemma for me.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 12, 2009 -
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I'm relocating to the US (from the UK) in a couple of weeks and having concerns about health insurance. My husband's employer covers health insurance for him, but to cover me as well we must take out the 'family policy' for $500 per month (if we had 4 kids this would be a great deal, but apparently it's the same price for the whole 'family' even if that's just me. This seems crazy to me, not sure if it is normal!). Is my alternative plan crazy? Health insurance companies confuse and scare me!
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posted by hibbersk
on Oct 1, 2009 -
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Best cheap, temporary Internet access by dial-up or cell? (In Kittery, ME.)
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posted by pbh
on Sep 14, 2009 -
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Wacky ear question: Sometimes when I speak out loud one or both of my ears will pOp and I can't hear anything but my own voice. What the heck is going on and how can I get it to stop?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 31, 2009 -
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I have a portable usb hard drive that I use for keeping all my documents / backups on. Windows seems to love using this drive for everything, for example I am installing IE7 from windows update, and it is using the drive to hold all the temporary files during the install. Because of this the drive is always in use and I can never eject it.
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posted by Syntoad
on Feb 17, 2009 -
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So I'd like to make my hair temporarily white (or maybe gray, bright white would be odd, but whatever) for Halloween. I need tips, including whether or not it's a good idea. My hair is naturally dirty blond, and quite long. I don't mind if it's white for a few weeks, but I would like it to eventually wash out. What kind of color should I buy, or should I just go with a wig? Any tips are welcome.
posted by wierdo
on Oct 20, 2008 -
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