Interviewing for a job in another city and they want to move forward with an in-person, but want me to pay for my own flight and accommodations. what do you guys think?

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Lol no. They pay to fly you in for the interview, or you do a VC. That's a red flag.

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That’s an icy tall glass of refreshing Dr. Nope.

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Ask directly how the cost of transportation and accommodation will be handled and you'll be happy to work with them on scheduling the time that works for everyone. Or you are happy to do a Skype call.
They should pay and they should be buying the ticket and making the hotel reservation in your name. Don't fall for getting reimbursed by them later.

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Just avoid

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Yeah that’s very strange even when I was a more junior in my career (AE) the agency flew me out and put me up in a hotel.

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Definitely don’t pay for your own travel for an interview

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^ That's not true. I reached out to a company in SF and they still flew me from NYC for the interview.

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Yeah no. Like AS1 said.

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Hell no. When I was flown in, all expenses were covered, and incidental expenses were reimbursed 2 weeks after. Huge flag...

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Maybe a red flag, maybe just one clueless hiring person. Ask directly, and if they don't know, as them to find out.

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Nobody sane does that. Just check if they are just asking to reimburse your incidental costs? They should cover all the items they book - airfare and hotel.

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Hell no

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Then tell them you have no plans to be in town in the immediate future, but your interview availability is X. If they still want to bring you in, they'll figure it out and if they outright set up an in-person interview without offering to organize travel for you, peace the fuck out

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My current company did not want to pay for me to come interview. I️ thought it was insane and wrote them off. But then randomly got another company offering to pay - snuck in the interview its my current company and the rest is history. While they did not want to pay for me to interview, they gave me A LOT of relocation.

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I️ think it also depends on whether you are the one looking to relocate and on your level. If it’s not a strategic position for the company they won’t be inclined to pay for the travel. Also, if you’re the one looking because you want to relocate then I️ can see why they would ask when you’d be in town, presuming you’d have other interviews in the area.

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ACD2 is right. If you reached out to them because you wanted to work there - that's on you

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You don’t want to work for those people if they won’t pay for you to fly out and/or won’t consider a FaceTime final interview as decision enough. If they are cheap with flying you out- think what else they are being cheap with when you actually get the job.

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What level?

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Vayner?

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I thought as much but they've been so strange... they won't specifically say that they won't pay for it but also keep asking when I'll be in town.

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