Should I take an interview for a role brand side that I have no intention on accepting?

My client has been hinting at me moving brand side to work on his team. He even asked a former colleague to gauge my interest.

The issue is that I would be making significantly less money ($30k) and have a much lower title. I really just want to interview to meet more people in the organization, but I’m worried my agency will find out and it would put a bad taste in my clients mouth if he finds out.

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The brand side is with the current client? If so I wouldn't.

Generally I like taking interviews to learn and grow, but in this case sounds like there's plenty of potential downside with minimal upside.

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If I have no intention whatsoever of taking a job, I don’t do the interview. It wastes everyone’s time. If I’m curious and interested, I do it.

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This yes and especially if it’s a client why waste their time

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If you're only interviewing to meet more people then it's better not to go through with an interview. There are other ways you could go about it, for example set up an informal casual call with the guy and see if he can introduce you to someone else

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Im really confused why you would interview?
Long story short--- dont interview.

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I agree that this is a bad idea and could lead to your client being butthurt if he vouches for you and you had no intention of accepting. Networks matter but you don’t really build a great network by interviewing for and then declining job offers. Also as a hiring manager, I would never compute you turning down a job now means I should try and find a better one for you someday. I would just move on.

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