Should you interview for jobs you don’t want for practice - will rejection hurt future chances at the company. This is for jobs recruiters reach out to me for

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Yea I did this. Sometimes jobs you thought you didn’t want start to look more attractive when you actually get an offer. I do think it’s good practice, both for interview skills and for getting a sense of your market value (I hadn’t interviewed since entering consulting after college). I’d probably limit it to 2 though and then start going after stuff you actually want.

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I thought this. Now I’m burnt out

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Yes you should use them to practice. And don’t do anything outrageous then you are fine. Recruiters won’t black list you.

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