Interviewing with other companies for leveraging.

Intel
ymmv

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Apr 4, 2016 17 Comments

If you interview with other companies for leveraging power and decline the offer you were given, doesn't that sorta black list you from interviewing and/or being hired there for the near future? I assume that people that do this aren't really looking to move?

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  • VMware
    Ctkpf

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    Ctkpf
    This! If you were just fishing and end up getting offers, how do you deal with these companies without burning the bridges.
    Apr 4, 2016 1
    • Airbnb
      qsi

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      qsi
      Saying no is totally okay. They can keep you in the loop for future opportunity. It's well within your professional right to say you've decided to pursue another option.
      Apr 5, 2016
  • Yelp / Eng
    bitter

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     bitter
    Any period of time sufficiently long to have been meaningfully working at is sufficiently long to reapply at the other company after
    Apr 4, 2016 3
    • Yelp / Eng
      bitter

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       bitter
      Probably best to say as little as possible, if pressed describe some subjective attribute which is hard for them to contest, company culture or commute time or something like that.
      Apr 4, 2016
    • Airbnb
      qsi

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      qsi
      As long as you don't come across like you are shopping, you'll be fine. Be transparent. Say you are pursuing several opportunities. Explain what is important to you. Don't bait and switch.
      Apr 5, 2016
  • Why so defensive: from the get go I establish that I'm looking at multiple other options. So later you can simply go back and say that you were very intrigued by the company and the position but have gotten an offer you can't refuse. The trick is not to surprise folks after the fact. I have found that companies in fact do not disqualify you if you do so but move you faster through their process hoping they can get an offer in front of you and get you hired before somebody else does. Also have been reached out by the the same recruiters after 3 months checking in if the new role has delivered on its promise or if you are not happy to restart a conversation. It definitely does NOT blacklist you. Key again is to establish this upfront.
    Apr 4, 2016 0
  • VMware
    Ctkpf

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    Ctkpf
    I hear you all. But say I am talking to companies Foo and Bar. I let them both know that I am exploring multiple opportunities. I end up getting offers from both of them. I tell Foo I like Bar better and tell Bar I am going for Baz; when in reality I am sticking with qux, my current company. So 3-6 months from now when folks from foo/bar get back to me do I come across as a liar when they find out I never moved? Or am I over analyzing this??
    Apr 5, 2016 6
  • Before the interview tell them you are looking for other opportunities. After the offers, if you decide to stay at your current company, tell them a new opportunity came up and you decided your company would be best. Don't lie about which company you went to, because when they contact you months down the road, you will then have to make up more bullshit about why you are still at your company
    Apr 5, 2016 0