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If you only applied to positions you knew where the best candidate - how did you not feel that the job would not offer you new challenges or the position is too

by esel2k 6y ago

If you only applied to positions you knew where the best candidate - how did you not feel that the job would not offer you new challenges or the position is too low? I tend to keep interviewing or lets call it networking. The position I did fit a 100% I ended up declining as they were mostly position I thought I would go downwards in my career and pay, even if it sounded interesting. Glad you found that place of continuity - still trying to get there...

chrisseaton 6y ago
> I tend to keep interviewing or lets call it networking. Do you not find interviewing is super expensive in terms of time? My last interview was a four-day trip and about 40 hours of prep time before that. If I interviewed more than once or twice a year it'd be an enormous time sink. Maybe it pays off for you because you think the networking benefits are so high?
- imhoguy 6y ago
  I don’t think about it as kind of waste, it is training to be mentally fit and ready when I find a better role or simply when bad times hit. Although 4 day trip interview is extreme, I would rather not go for unless they pay me. But things are even easier now, as most of recruitment is done remotely.
codezero 6y ago
For me it was a few lucky coincidences. I’ve never had concrete career goals, that’s step one of not being bothered by challenges. Step two, I’ve always worked at startups in relatively emerging markets, which means they are inherently new and challenging and that has fed that challenge/growth that I seek even though not necessarily tied to career growth explicitly. I’ve only started in my 40s to care about long term career growth, so go figure. I think the short answer is I’m highly internally motivated and seek out challenges no matter what so it’s not a thing I usually worry about.

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If you only applied to positions you knew where the best candidate - how did you not feel that the job would not offer you new challenges or the position is too

by esel2k 6y ago

chrisseaton 6y ago
> I tend to keep interviewing or lets call it networking. Do you not find interviewing is super expensive in terms of time? My last interview was a four-day trip and about 40 hours of prep time before that. If I interviewed more than once or twice a year it'd be an enormous time sink. Maybe it pays off for you because you think the networking benefits are so high?
- imhoguy 6y ago
  I don’t think about it as kind of waste, it is training to be mentally fit and ready when I find a better role or simply when bad times hit. Although 4 day trip interview is extreme, I would rather not go for unless they pay me. But things are even easier now, as most of recruitment is done remotely.
codezero 6y ago
For me it was a few lucky coincidences. I’ve never had concrete career goals, that’s step one of not being bothered by challenges. Step two, I’ve always worked at startups in relatively emerging markets, which means they are inherently new and challenging and that has fed that challenge/growth that I seek even though not necessarily tied to career growth explicitly. I’ve only started in my 40s to care about long term career growth, so go figure. I think the short answer is I’m highly internally motivated and seek out challenges no matter what so it’s not a thing I usually worry about.