I need advice. I'm starting a 12-month contract job next week to pay the bills. I have companies I'm interviewing for wanting to set up in-person interviews (naturally) in the coming weeks. How should I go about navigating a new temp job I'm not thrilled about and still taking these interviews?

I need the income and don't want to risk it, but I need to invest in a potential future career.

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Do you have any PTO? I would use that for any in-person interview. If not, you might have to strategically schedule a "dentist appointment".

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Tell interviewers that you are out of town, but are happy to do online interview. You may be uneasy about lying but you also heed $ coming in the door. Just make sure to keep it straight. Each new company interview is when your out of town starts. Or you have to lie to new employer about all of your upcoming 'Dr appts'

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I’ve been through this and it’s challenging. I’ve used a lot of work from home time (blamed it on the dog and family), took sick days or doctor visits and scheduled these during lunch or as late in the day as possible. Still, there are a lot of pre-screening calls (I do these by phone during lunch), Zoom interviews (WFH), and in-person interviews (personal day), and you may not get any offers. Also, you need to make sure you don’t raise any red flags with your temporary work situation. Best of luck!

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