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Subject:Re: interviews and ethics From:"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:00:30 -0700
"Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> wrote in message news:210312 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
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> From: "Brautigam, Curtis" <cubrautiga -at- state -dot- pa -dot- us>
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> > I have always felt that the practice of some employers who post job ads
> > just to collect resumes is a bit unethical.
>
> On the flip side, how many people go to job interviews when they
> are not really interested in the job? Maybe they're trying to provide
> themselves with some ammunition for an upcoming salary review or
> are feeling a tab bit disgruntled and decide to look around to see
> what's out there. In your view is this unethical?
>
I can speak only for myself: I don't even apply to companies unless I
believe that my skills and experience are at least a reasonably good match
for their advertised needs. And after I've done a bit of research on the
company and think it might be a place where I'd like to work. So if I get an
interview, unless I encounter some significant red flags there, I go in with
the thought and the attitude taht (a) I want to be there and (b) I'm ready
to start--now--if you want me to.
