I was invited to a interview for a role at McKinsey and scheduled an interview, but it’s not what I want to do and is lower pay than what I am currently making.

Is there a polite way to decline it?

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Just say thank you, however your situation has changed and whilst you appreciate the opportunity it’s no longer a good fit. However you’d like to keep in touch in case things change

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This. It's just HR at this point, if you're nice about it you won't burn a bridge. They have no shortage of applicants

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Awesome , thank you! The last correspondence we had was clarification on salary and they confirmed it would be lower so it may not be surprising

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First off I think the responses from M1 and B1 are spot on. Then I gotta ask, do you come from IB or RX that Mck couldn’t match your pay?

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You can definitely be honest on what’s not good about it, if you want them to come back to you with more opportunities that might be a better fit! “Thanks so much again for reaching out and for this intel, on reflection I’ve realized I’m less interested in (this type of work) vs a role that would allow me to (XYZ) - this salary is also not in range for me. But please don’t hesitate to get back in touch if you might have other roles (in XYZ) that might be a better fit, now or in the future!”

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