Thoughts on interviewing at firms you're not really interested in joining in an effort to practice for another interview?

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A trained interviewer will sniff that out in the first 10 minutes. Be careful.

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You don’t like for people to waste your time, don’t waste others time. It’s dishonest

Do it. Live practice is the only way to get better. It’s a self-serving act, so who cares if they sniff you out or if you’re wasting their time. These are the no-risk opportunities to try new interview techniques that could potentially pay off for other roles you actually care about. And since when should we care about potential employers’ time anyway when they don’t concern themselves with your time? I just went through four rounds of interviews just to be ghosted in the end. Look out for numero uno.

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