Timeline for How to answer "Are you interviewing anywhere else?" during an interview
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| May 1, 2017 at 1:46 | comment | added | Dang Khoa | "DON'T say where else you are interviewing. It's not their business and you never know who knows who." I disagree, to a point. I had an interview with Company X, then the next day had a phone screen with Company Y. The hiring manager told me that he left X for Y, and I gave full disclosure that I interviewed at X the day before. X is known for being extremely selective with who they even interview; I believe this disclosure helped get me a job at Y. Know your industry and know your interviewer, you can use this information to your benefit. | |
| Apr 29, 2017 at 10:09 | history | edited | Joe Strazzere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 28, 2017 at 11:56 | comment | added | Steve Jessop | ... that is to say, don't make the mistake of getting into details, because then they'll start trying to make their own judgement of the situation instead of accepting yours. It's like the difference between asking someone whether they're hungry, or asking when they last ate. Unless the person asking is your anaesthetist, they don't really need to know when you last ate. They only need to know whether you want to eat now ;-) | |
| Apr 28, 2017 at 11:49 | comment | added | Steve Jessop | @MatthewRead: if you're not rushed it's probably better to say "I'm not rushed" than to say, "I'm at stage such-and-such in a current interview process". If you are rushed, then you're right, giving details like "I have an offer in hand and I'd need an offer from you by the end of tomorrow" might motivate them more effectively than "I'd need an offer by the end of tomorrow but I decline to explain why". Marginal difference, though, it just affects the likelihood of them guessing that you're exaggerating the urgency. | |
| Apr 27, 2017 at 19:54 | comment | added | Nate Diamond | I think I disagree with "don't indicate how far along you are" under certain cases. For instance at my current job (a place I really wanted to work) I had just started the interview process with them when I got an offer from a company at another location. I let my current job know and they accelerated the process to meet the deadline of the other offer. Their offer was much more appealing to me, so I turned down the first offer. All this to say, I'd qualify that claim with an "it depends" and possibly indicate after the fact if you've received another offer. | |
| Apr 27, 2017 at 18:32 | comment | added | Matthew Read | "DON'T indicate how far along you are in your other interviews. Again, that's your business and only you need know how you will be juggling the interviews." It's certainly only your business, but should also be used tactically to your advantage. If you need to make a decision soon, and think you might get an offer that beats anything outstanding if you get it in time, that's a good reason to let them know. Alternatively you may wish to put them at ease and give them time to craft a solid offer if you are not rushed and know they are unlikely to pass you over. | |
| Apr 27, 2017 at 11:05 | history | answered | Joe Strazzere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |