I have no idea if you're around now or not, but I DO know you give great advice on job related questions and I could use some right now
I've mentioned before that H applied for a job in Chapel Hill. There's been a hold up in the hiring process. They e-mailed H almost 2 months ago explaining this and said that he is "one of several strong candidates" and they hoped to be able to proceed with the hiring process soon. He hasn't heard anything from them since. He REALLY wants this job.
He has another interview for a job in the Charlotte area on April 25th and I'm almost positive that he will get it since he has worked with the other audiologist there before (she used to live in DC and was his supervisor for his externship) and she loves him. While he knows he would love the people there and it would be a good experience, we're not completely sold on living in Charlotte.
If he gets an offer from Charlotte and hasn't heard back from CH yet, would it be appropriate to contact CH and say that he has another offer on the table but they are still his first choice, and inquire about when they will proceed with hiring/where he stands for getting the job with them? If so, how should he word this?
To make matters a tad more awkward, the audiologist from the job in Charlotte was one of his references for the job in CH, which he applied for before the Charlotte job became available. So she knows that he has applied there and that he's really excited about it.
To make the world even smaller, a girl who was in grad school with H but one year behind him is currently doing her externship at the place in CH. Her partner is interning at my agency here in DC now. The intern told me that the reason there is a temporary hiring hold is because the guy who resigned from the position had the deal on his house fall through and couldn't sell it. So he asked to come back temporary until he can get his house sold.