What’s the etiquette on applying for jobs to test the waters, so to speak?

Is it acceptable to significantly delay a start date (ie. toward the end of the year when things start to get back to normal) if you get an offer, or will that end up getting you blacklisted?

Any harm in applying to see what’s possible or better to just stick with informational interviews?

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It’s unlikely you’ll be able to delay a start date any more than like a month. If they need someone to fill the role they’ll just go with the second choice candidate. I’d go through the interview process because it’s good practice and you’ll be able to gauge your market value

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It depends on the role.

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