It's not the same thing, unless the company is holding interviews for a nonexistent job. Or if they're interviewing somebody that they know they won't hire anyways.
I don't think anybody would defend that practice, so what makes it OK if I'm doing it myself by leading on some company that I don't want to work at?
Re:Job Promotion is a Trap
by cooperadymas on Thursday January 17, 2019 @08:04AM
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I don't believe the advice is "interview at 3 companies but don't take the job no matter what."
It's "interview at 3 companies to find out if the job opportunity is better than the job you currently have, and if so, jump ship."
If I was interviewing for a job, it would probably take 6-8 hours across finding the job listing, parsing the requirements and responsibilities, and researching the company. So maybe $600-$800 total plus disrupting my schedule. Plus maybe another $1000 in travel expenses.
Asking random interviewers to spend that time just so I could feel good about my company would make me a low-key sociopath.
Snark aside, companies have a huge upper hand over potential employees right now (especially when an employee is out of work and needs the job). Anything that tips the scale back toward the employee is a net positive. Regardless, I don't think many employees have the time to spare to interview for 3 jobs a year.