Do you take an interview even if you know you don’t want the job? I have a friend who collects offer letters for evidence at salary reviews. But maybe that’s crazy. I don’t want to waste a recruiter’s time.

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yeah i’d take the interview to practice

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Compound interest.

Collecting offer letters is wild.

I’ve definitely applied to companies that I know I wouldn’t work at due to toxic work culture, but interviewing to polish your interview skills and refine your story is a good idea. Plus if you can get an offer at the same time as you’re interviewing for other roles, you can use the offer as leverage even if you don’t plan to take it.

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Not to mention wasting your own time

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My friends tell me to take up interviews for practice, but I’m a bad actor.

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Yes, you never know where it might lead and always good to be on your game and practice. Given this industry you never know when you need to make a game time switch

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I have definitely taken interviews for practice and to keep my options open - it can lead somewhere great! But proceed with caution - the industry is small and people talk, and collecting offer letters like that is excessive. Also, you could inadvertently shoot yourself in the foot in the future if recruiters think you're going to waste their time. I once interviewed for a role I knew deep down (from the start) that I probably wouldn't take (title was a step down). I ultimately got the offer and declined, saying I was focusing on pursuing roles at a director level. A few weeks after that, the same company posted a director level job I was very qualified for, but when I applied and reached out to the recruiter - crickets. Seems I burned that bridge.

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All this to say taking interviews to practice your skills can be great, but repeatedly getting all the way to offer stage then declining is probably not the move. If you're certain you're not interested, try to bow out after one or two rounds. And of course never use a job offer as a negotiating tactic unless you're actually willing to walk away for that job, because it can backfire!

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