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Wait until you have the offer. Until then, pretend you have heard nothing. Only after you accept the offer do you tell your current employer. If they did a cost/benefit analysis and discovered that eliminating your position would save the company, you'd be pinkslipped that afternoon. Don't sweat it when you have to walk out on short notice as a new hire. It's really a tryout period for both of you.
Bigger companies do not always mean bigger money or bigger opportunities. Is there something else about this position that you really want?
Regardless, stay firmly put where you are for right now. If you are clearing the final hurdles before an offer, you could still have 2-3 weeks of wait depending on their process. Then they'll have to officially offer you and send you the offer in writing -- then you'll have to either accept it as-is or negotiate until both sides are happy, or you walk away. You could be looking at a month's wait until you have a signed and accepted offer.
In that month's time, you could have decided that you really like your new job and want to stay. So don't do anything to jeopardize that. If the time comes to quit, do it quickly -- "I've realized this isn't a good fit for me, so my last day will be Friday." I said on another thread that two weeks notice is a good idea, but in this case? No. Not until you're out of training and doing real work, and with a few months under your belt.
It's also entirely possible that the bigger company is feeding you lip service and stalling to see if their top choice (not you) will accept. And if s/he does, no new job for you.
Focus on your new job, and see what comes of it. You might just be pleasantly surprised.
You are definitely putting the cart before the horse. Try and stop dwelling on the 'possibility' you may get another offer and be thrilled to have the job you do. Concentrate on that!
Just a word of warning....
although we have a more stringent background check than most companies, for us, about 30% of candidates with conditional offers fail the background check and have their offer rescinded.
What is the most common reason for rescinding an offer?
What is the most common reason for rescinding an offer?
Lying in the background interview. If something on the applicant information or written background information does not match what the investigator finds, the candidate will be asked in the interview about it point blank.
It the candidate lies in the in-person interview (and the investigator makes an effort to make sure they have not just forgotten or accidentally omitted), they will be disqualified. Almost everything else that can be uncovered has a possibility of being allowed to pass, but lying in the interview is not given a pass and is by far the most common reason for disqualification.
This is life. You must think of yourself and your career. You can't be worrying about leaving a company, whether you've been there two days or two years or 20 years. If you think that company's are loyal to their employees, you just don't understand most companies today. You must take care of yourself. Give them the two week notice, once you have a firm offer and expect to be leaving before the two weeks is up, maybe before the day is over. Good luck.
When you leave dont mumble "not a good fit" as suggested. be upfront and honest. Seriously. It could result in a better offer, but at the minimum it reminds them that they're in a competitive field for employees.
Lying in the background interview. If something on the applicant information or written background information does not match what the investigator finds, the candidate will be asked in the interview about it point blank.
It the candidate lies in the in-person interview (and the investigator makes an effort to make sure they have not just forgotten or accidentally omitted), they will be disqualified. Almost everything else that can be uncovered has a possibility of being allowed to pass, but lying in the interview is not given a pass and is by far the most common reason for disqualification.
What types of things do they lie about? Are you referring to work experience?
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