How to tell when a firm isn't really interested and is just jerking you around? I got laid off 2 months ago and have been interviewing all over the place. I'm getting a lot of "we're interested and would love to schedule a second interview" but then that never happens.

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They are not likely to be intentionally jerking you around. Usually this happens for one of three reasons: 1) there are internally uncertain about whether they have a slot or how many, which may be because of uncertainties in work flow, 2) they made an offer to someone else and are waiting to hear back, ie they are interested but don’t want to waste your or their time if the others person accepts, or 3) they are genuinely busy and trying to get a group of people with availability on the same day

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How are they telling you they’d like to schedule a second interview? Is it in writing, over the phone or in person?

A good rule of thumb I follow is if they ask for writing samples after the first interview - that is usually how I can tell if they're serious about hiring me.

This is standard for recruiting. I wouldn’t read into that.

What practice area?

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