Interview expenses

A few days ago I posted on what I figured was a fairly obvious topic – being very careful when it comes to companies who ask you for money during a job search especially when it comes to online jobs – but it seems that many people have come across this issue and wonder what to do.

A related but different question often comes up when it comes to companies paying interview expenses when it comes to flying you in for an interview for example and you wonder what you should do? I’ve seen cases where someone is promised to be reimbursed for interview expenses but fears having to outlay potentially hundreds of dollars or more for a flight, hotel, food, etc when perhaps they are low on cash or just don’t want to outlay this money up front especially if the company suggests that it could take weeks or months to pay them back.

In my experience when it comes to a company paying back interview expenses, you should trust your gut. You certainly hope and expect that a major corporation won’t rip you off when it comes to the issue of repaying interview expenses. If you are asked to pay for these expenses up front and are promised to be repaid for them the company, try to confirm it in writing including the extent to which the expenses will repaid. You also want to know up front exactly what expenses will be covered and what is considered reasonable when it comes to paying for food, taxis, etc while you are traveling. Make sure you keep all your receipts too.

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