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I drove 200 miles one way 3 times to land the job that I just got. Once was to take the exam for the position (I had to be there at 8 AM so we left our house around 2:30 AM. We ended up driving back that same day as well so it was a pretty long day ), once for the interview, and once for paperwork/fingerprints. Not once did asking for reimbursement even cross my mind and I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.
I've driven 5 hours (SF to Eureka) for an interview, also 1-3 hours away for a few others... ended up getting a job that was 90 miles from where I lived at the time, after THREE trips down there for interviews. I took the job and relocated, then found an even better job closer to where I moved about 18 months later.
So for me, yes it was absolutely worth the drive - and no, I didn't even think to ask for reimbursement. Pretty sure you can claim those expenses on your taxes, but I didn't bother. Your situation may be different than mine was (i.e. can you relocate if you're hired?), though, so only you know if it's worth the trouble.
P.S. I actually did commute that 90 miles for almost two months, and it wasn't THAT bad... I work later hours, so traffic wasn't much of an issue, and I'm the type who enjoys driving. But when you factor that 3+ hours in addition to a 9-hour work day, it did get old pretty quickly!
I was contacted by a small company at its headquarter for a job interview. There was no mention of any reimbursement and I accepted the job interview request without any questions. The salary is going to 20-30% lower than what I know I can get/have been earning if I can just get through a job interview process successfully without messing something up. However, I know I can't be too picky right now so I've sending my resume to various places such as this one. How would you handle this? It's nearly 3-3.5 hours spent in my car round trip.
I am driving back 1k miles for personal and biz. I understand it's much tougher when starting out but it's the cost of doing biz........aka job hunting, etc. As a result of my investment I have the first SV co considering me with relo package.
Only you can decide if the investment is worth it. It's all about risk vs. reward or cost/benefit analysis.
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), once for the interview, and once for paperwork/fingerprints. Not once did asking for reimbursement even cross my mind and I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.
