Company interested in hiring me, but I want to start in 2 years at the earliest

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

Roughly 6 months ago I attended a recruiting event from a company I was not sure I wanted to work for. I really liked the event and the employees that were there but decided that I would rather not try to get a job there. They were interested in me and offered me a shortcut in the recruitment process (I could skip the first part of it).

In the meantime, I changed my mind and am actively considering applying there again. After the event, I received a few emails from them inviting me to some other events I wasn't interested in. Now I am wondering how to best express my interest in the company after not having any contact for several months.

What further complicates my situation is that I am still in my Master's degree, which I will finish in roughly 2 years, so I am not looking for a job right now but in around 2 years time. I'm studying in Germany and the job would be here too. How best to proceed?

manpreet 2 years ago

My assumption is that you attended a recruiting event and have had no contact with the company since that time.

There's no harm in expressing your interest in the company, and making a general inquiry as to what the process might be to apply there, and what type of positions they are looking to fill.

Typically companies do not have a 2-year hiring window, so you likely wouldn't impact their decision at this point.

Part of being ready for a job when you graduate is to make connections and contacts in the interim, and updating those contacts as the time grows closer.