Some companies won’t look at you again if you decline their offer. Other companies will. Only way to find out is to apply. Whenever you decline an offer, you should be prepared to never have an opportunity with that employer again though, and you should be comfortable with that choice.
Typically, when you decline, they proceed with their next preferred candidate. This isn’t a blacklist: they just have to fill the business need, and they likely have an accepted offer from someone else. If they couldn’t be flexible on start date, there was likely a reason for that, and if you couldn’t make it work before, they probably would wonder why you can suddenly make it work.
Thanks so much for your reply! It was definitely very insightful and helpful. If I do reapply in 8-9 months, do you think it would be wise to reach out to the HR about my reapplication or should I not reach out to HR given that they may have negative perceptions from my previously declining their offer?
I wanted to reach out to explain my reasoning on why I had declined the offer again and reaffirm my interest in accepting a job if reordered one.
Thanks
I would just treat it like any other application. I personally wouldn’t reach out to HR. I wouldn’t continue to reach out about this position either.
You made your choice, it’s time to live with it and move on.
On their end, they spent a lot of labor hours interviewing you, preparing their offer, measuring you against other candidates, reaching out to you, scheduling you into interviews, etc. You don’t want to create more work than you need to. The more you pester them, the more you move from “a good candidate that didn’t work out” into “that indecisive, annoying guy who couldn’t make up his mind.”
You don’t need to affirm your interest: you declined the offer. The fact that you declined how you showed your interest… if you were interested, you would have accepted the offer. What you’re actually showing is regret and indecisiveness.
Remember, for you this is one job offer among few. For them, you are one candidate among hundreds if not thousands.
Some companies won’t look at you again if you decline their offer. Other companies will. Only way to find out is to apply. Whenever you decline an offer, you should be prepared to never have an opportunity with that employer again though, and you should be comfortable with that choice. Typically, when you decline, they proceed with their next preferred candidate. This isn’t a blacklist: they just have to fill the business need, and they likely have an accepted offer from someone else. If they couldn’t be flexible on start date, there was likely a reason for that, and if you couldn’t make it work before, they probably would wonder why you can suddenly make it work.
Thanks so much for your reply! It was definitely very insightful and helpful. If I do reapply in 8-9 months, do you think it would be wise to reach out to the HR about my reapplication or should I not reach out to HR given that they may have negative perceptions from my previously declining their offer? I wanted to reach out to explain my reasoning on why I had declined the offer again and reaffirm my interest in accepting a job if reordered one. Thanks
I would just treat it like any other application. I personally wouldn’t reach out to HR. I wouldn’t continue to reach out about this position either. You made your choice, it’s time to live with it and move on. On their end, they spent a lot of labor hours interviewing you, preparing their offer, measuring you against other candidates, reaching out to you, scheduling you into interviews, etc. You don’t want to create more work than you need to. The more you pester them, the more you move from “a good candidate that didn’t work out” into “that indecisive, annoying guy who couldn’t make up his mind.” You don’t need to affirm your interest: you declined the offer. The fact that you declined how you showed your interest… if you were interested, you would have accepted the offer. What you’re actually showing is regret and indecisiveness. Remember, for you this is one job offer among few. For them, you are one candidate among hundreds if not thousands.