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I interviewed at a really large, global company. They knew that I was an out of town candidate and I flew there using my own money. In the past 10 years of interviewing, I've NEVER had a company not reimburse for out-of-town interview travels.
Taking time off work for this interview was a big waste of time because I got the feeling that they weren't serious about filling the opening and after the job rejection which came quickly, i emailed the HR person and It's dead silence. Thoughts?
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Originally Posted by cfbs2691
Why didn't you ask about reimbursement when you scheduled the interview?
I agree, without their offer to pay for it ahead of time I'm not surprised that they have not responded. Even if they do normally pay when asked, why would they want to pay the expenses for someone they didn't hire?
Yeah, don't ever assume you will be reimbursed. This should have been a discussion when they called to set up the interview. Now you eat the cost and learn from it.
I agree, without their offer to pay for it ahead of time I'm not surprised that they have not responded. Even if they do normally pay when asked, why would they want to pay the expenses for someone they didn't hire?
Why would they not? The candidate had to take a day off work and incur costs to make the interview. Whether the person gets hired or not should make no difference. It's a cost of doing business. I am shocked that a large, global company would try to screw me out of interview reimbursement. I've NEVER had this happen after an out of town interview.
Why would they not? The candidate had to take a day off work and incur costs to make the interview. Whether the person gets hired or not should make no difference. It's a cost of doing business. I am shocked that a large, global company would try to screw me out of interview reimbursement. I've NEVER had this happen after an out of town interview.
Just because you never had this happen doesn't mean it doesn't happen all the time. It does happen all the time. Many companies have policies against paying for such things. If you want to qualify for the opportunity to get the job then you pay your way.
Since there is no standard practice on the topic, it should have been discussed in the beginning.
Did you also request to be paid a days salary since you had to take a day off? How about the local candidates? Should they bill the company for transportation to and from the interview?
I agree, I would have never interviewed unless reimbursement was authorized from the start. Call the HR manager and hiring manager and inquire.
Going to call HR
This passive, ignoring and maybe the person will go away trick is so unprofessional and disappointing
Lost all respect for the ****ty firm and will always keep this in mind as I advance in this industry and work for competitors
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