Interview or not advice

jak096

Received a call about a Desktop Support position with some Active Directory and Exchange duties. Trouble is all the IT positions at this company become available again in a few months from Help Desk to Developer. I’ve been noticing this for over a year. I asked about this and the lady said she didn’t know anything about that she just makes phone calls. Nothing notable on glassdoor.com. A co-worker’s husband happens to work there and he said it might be because of the environment (it’s a manufacturing company). Should I continue to ignore postings from this company with such a high turn over? Thanks in advance for any advice.

SpetsRepair

How badly do you need a job? Find out what opportunities exist to grow up the ladder in the company and find out more about this position.

Codeman6669

If they offer a interview, go to it. Check it out, say hi to people you will be able to catch the vibe and feel of the place pretty quickly. Just pay attention to your surroundings its not hard to see if people are miserable or happy at a job

Robertf969

Are you sure its high turnover? Is it a large organization? There might be a huge number of people with similar duties if it is, which means it wouldn't be all that uncommon for similar positions to come up every month. I say if you get an interview offer you always take it! You dont have to accept the job if offered, an interview is as much about you getting to know the organization as it is the organization getting to know you.

techfiend

Anything mildly interesting I'd suggest pursuing to at least get the interview experience. If you get to the end of the interview and still aren't interested tell them then. '

The high turnover, if that's what it is, may not be a bad thing. It could be employees are getting trained and learning so much there that they are able to move quickly onto other positions. Companies have been known to put out job listings when they aren't hiring just to see where the job market is or when the need arises they already have resumes. I've been contacted months after I applied a few times, I think the longest span was about 5 months.

beads

Are taking time off work to persue a position that your already not sure about? If it doesn't matter or your not getting a good feel for the people or position - skip it.

Are doing a phone screen first? If not that may be a another warning sign as they might hire at the interview before you can think about it. Also check sites like Glassdoor, etc. Clearly people who have had a negative experience tend to be the first posters there but also some who have had the best of experiences.

Do your homework and let us know.

-b/eads

scaredoftests

It doesn't hurt to interview and ask questions...

jak096

Update: After I had set up an interview for tomorrow afternoon I found the following quote on indeed from a bookkeeper which supports my suspicion that it is a high turnover because of management. I believe this former employee is referring to HR and the owner. " The job itself was a good job. The position was nothing I had not done before. It was a shame that personality conflicts of someone in management can cause someone to lose their job."

It's a family owned business. I think they have 4 people in the IT and 800 employees. Even though I'm unhappy with my current job I think I will back out. I make a fairly good salary now just unhappy and no room to grow or learn much anymore. Thanks for the replies.

Blackout

Im just going to put this out there. I have worked for a Family owned business, stay far away from them.

scaredoftests

Same here. It is a very odd environment to say the least..