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I'm not sure if I'm morally OK with advising companies to interview multiple candidates for a job. It might be good advice for the interviewer, but it wastes a
by cooperadymas 8y ago
I'm not sure if I'm morally OK with advising companies to interview multiple candidates for a job. It might be good advice for the interviewer, but it wastes a lot of the interviewee's time (and potentially money).
If I was interviewing for a job, it would probably take 6-8 hours across finding the job listing, parsing the requirements and responsibilities, and researching the company. So maybe $600-$800 total plus disrupting my schedule. Plus maybe another $1000 in travel expenses.
Asking random interviewers to spend that time just so I could feel good about my company would make me a low-key sociopath.
Snark aside, companies have a huge upper hand over potential employees right now (especially when an employee is out of work and needs the job). Anything that tips the scale back toward the employee is a net positive. Regardless, I don't think many employees have the time to spare to interview for 3 jobs a year.
- nrclark 8y agoIt's not the same thing, unless the company is holding interviews for a nonexistent job. Or if they're interviewing somebody that they know they won't hire anyways. I don't think anybody would defend that practice, so what makes it OK if I'm doing it myself by leading on some company that I don't want to work at?
- cooperadymas 8y agoI don't believe the advice is "interview at 3 companies but don't take the job no matter what." It's "interview at 3 companies to find out if the job opportunity is better than the job you currently have, and if so, jump ship."