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[quote=Anonymous]Not exactly the same, but when I was loking forjobs the fall after college I had a 3 week vacation planned 2 months later.  And I had no trouble negotiating that time as unpaid time off before starting.

Having children now I completely understand where you're coming from / being stressed about childcare, but try to compartmentalize the issues.

Issue 1: You already have vacation time planned and paid for. If they offer you the job and need you to start right away I imagine it will be relatively easy to negotiate for LWOP to allow you to go on those trips.

Issue 2: childcare. I understand that you have things arranged for the falland were probably looking forward to spending the summer with your kids.  But if you need to start sooner you can find a summer nanny / college student to watch your kids this summer, and they will probably have an absolute blast with the babysitter.

So one step at a time, and if you get an offer and can start in Sept great.  But if not I bet you can work around your vacation/childcare issues relatively easily.[/quote]

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