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  • 7/7/2025
Vacations are usually planned months in advance, but what if you get a new job in the meantime? Here are some expert tips on how to handle that conversation with your new employer. After you are hired follow Erin McGoff’s advice and frame it as a “prior commitment”. Most people will understand that. Buzz60’s Keri Lumm has more.

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00:00Vacations are usually planned months in advance, but what if you get a new job in
00:05the meantime? Here are some expert tips on how to handle that conversation with
00:10your new employer. After you're hired, follow Aaron McGough's advice and frame
00:16it as a prior commitment. Most people will understand that. Or use this sentence
00:23from elite personnel. While it may be too early to discuss, I wanted to let you
00:28know that I have a trip planned in a few months. I am happy to accommodate my time
00:33off in the manner that best suits the company's needs. That way you are being
00:38clear, but working with their parameters. Most employers want happy employees and
00:45will want to work with you.

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