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I would never have agreed to an interview if they didn't set up the flight and hotel on their own dime in the first place. That's one way to suss out a company to see how serious they are. Because they likely aren't going to pay the salary I require if they won't even pony up for me to come out there.
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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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.
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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
My ex-wife was a Director of Human Resources for many years and I never once heard of someone retroactively requesting interview travel reimbursement AFTER the interview, and especially AFTER they are rejected as a candidate. These things are always offered up front if the position warrants it.
Were you personally contacted by the company due to a referral by a third party and REQUESTED to come for an interview, or did you apply for the position? Did the company somehow compel you to travel for this interview?
I think you are dreaming if you think a company would provide a reimbursement under this situation. If you didn't get it nailed down beforehand it's never going to happen. Sorry.
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?
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.
MORE AND MORE companies are NOT paying reimbursements to interview! They have plenty of local candidates so if you want to interview it's on your dime typically. You should have asked BEFORE the interview if you were concerned about it, not after. But I think you know this already!
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.
No, No.. the candidate chose to take a day off and interview for this position.
Just because you failed to work out the details beforehand does not mean they are on the hook for your travel costs afterwards.
Make sure to leave "detailed oriented" off your resume.
I don't know why people think it's so odd for a company to pay travel for an interview. However, it should have been discussed up front. It can't hurt to call HR and ask them the process to submit your expenses, and for a large company, it should be pretty routine. But there's still a chance they will say sorry, no one authorized that.
My ex-wife was a Director of Human Resources for many years and I never once heard of someone retroactively requesting interview travel reimbursement AFTER the interview, and especially AFTER they are rejected as a candidate. These things are always offered up front if the position warrants it.
Were you personally contacted by the company due to a referral by a third party and REQUESTED to come for an interview, or did you apply for the position? Did the company somehow compel you to travel for this interview?
I think you are dreaming if you think a company would provide a reimbursement under this situation. If you didn't get it nailed down beforehand it's never going to happen. Sorry.
I'm mostly retired now, but I find some of the W&E threads entertaining because it seems that things have changed so much in the years since my husband and I were interviewing for positions. It definitely seems as though more applicants expect more even from potential employers these days!
Twenty years ago or so, if the potential employer asked for someone to fly out on their initiative (i.e., they sought someone out, and the person didn't apply on his/her own initiative), the company paid for the airfare, but seldom anything else. If someone flew out on his/her own initiative, s/he paid for everything.
(To be clear, though, I am talking about middle-management and highly-skilled technical positions, not a CEO or a very high paying position in which it is difficult to find people who have the necessary skills.)
I also agree with the opinion as to why should any company pay for anything they did not agree to pay for, and especially in the case of expenses for someone they did not hire? I think there might have been some incredulous head-shaking going at the company the OP applied to!
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
Just move on. You're handling this rejection very poorly. This behavior may make you feel better in the short-term but it's not going to get you a reimbursement for your travel expenses nor is it going to help your career.
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