Should I go to an interview for a job, I know I wouldn't take?

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Good practice

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Yep, warning you might still feel down on yourself if they don’t offer you

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Unless the job is literally no match to your skills whatsoever or in a complete shithole, then the answer is of course yes!

1) practice 2) you might change your mind 3) leverage for future payrises and promotions 4) networking.

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I’ve done that before and started feeling differently about the job after — you never know :)

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How would you view someone who came for an interview with no intention to take a job ?

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Go! Good practice, and it grows your network.

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I’ve done this before. It does give me a bit of a confidence boost. And I always learn something. It can be disorienting though. If it goes well, I sometimes think I do want the job, just because maybe I could have it. Which scrambles my decision making. It might help, if you really know you don’t want it, to write down the reasons why not and revisit them afterwards, for clarity.

You'll never get a good raise without an outside offer. You'll never get an offer without a meeting. Always take the meeting.

Go, great practice. Nothing to lose but a sick day!

Small industry. Might as well meet with a few people, maybe add them on LinkedIn. Never know what will happen down the line.

Would you go on a date with someone you don’t want to marry? First get to know them and then see how it goes

Thanks for all the advice everyone! Its for a pharma agency and I dont want to work in pharma which is why I was unsure. But it'll be a good networking opportunity anyway

Nah don’t do it. You won’t be into it. And it’ll just be a lame interview

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