When is the latest you can cancel an interview without being rude (as the interviewee)?

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Depends. Day before if you aren't interested, day of if it's an emergency.

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I had an old boss who would always cancel an interview because something came up at his job the day of. I watched him do it a few times (he was telling me he’d take me with him once he got someplace better). It seemed flaky and risky to me, but I watched it work like freaking gangbusters.

It made people at the new place want him more, because he was so dedicated, and because people apparently wanted him at meetings. I know thats not what youre going for, Im just saying if you cancel the day of, say its becauae of a meeting, then maybe when they reschedule, say (in a nice way) “no thanks, I think Im happy here.”

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@AD1 agreed, I didnt mean to say do this in this way, I meant the OP can cancel very late as long as you do it nicely.

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Don’t unless you have no plans of rescheduling.

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