Felt excited about an interview but left afterwards with a bad taste in my mouth. Feeling like maybe it’s not worth pursuing. Anyone ever felt this way and what did you do?

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Trust your instincts.

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Don’t waste their time. If you don’t feel like it’s a fit tell them straight up. Gut instincts are usually correct (this is coming from someone who is pretty analytical)

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Happened to me once. Ended up declining the second interview, which by the way, gave me red flags even in the set up process with HR. Think it depends on what aspects made you feel uneasy

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Run Forrest...

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Trust your instincts. It’s fine to politely decline another interview. Case in point - a CMO forgot about our meeting a few months ago and left me standing on the street for 45 minutes before the recruiter called. I told her I understand mistakes happen but I didn’t feel comfortable that our working styles would mesh.

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GO WITH YOUR GUT

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I did and I️ didn’t accept. Trust yaself

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