OMG, please don't do this. We just went through this with two top candidates for an important position at my office. It's demoralizing to get to the point of making an offer, after being very clear the whole time about the job being located here, only to have the candidate try to talk us into letting him telework.

If you are 100 percent certain you would not take the job if offered, don't go. If you were on the fence about moving, I would go, but not if you are sure you wouldn't.

Anonymous wrote:Cancel and explain your reason--you did some soul searching and have determined that you at unwilling to move. Since you assume the job must be in [city] you don't want to ease their time and money. They'll probably say "ok" and "good luck" but who knows? Maybe they'll say they still want to talk because having he job bases in [your current city] might be a possibility. Good luck

+1.

I think you should be honest about why you're canceling, PP gave some good language on how to phrase it, but definitely cancel.

If they are flying you out, they are really serious about you. You will burn the bridge if you don't take the job when offered. Don't do it.

Anonymous wrote:You are wasting everyone's time as well as their money. Don't.

Don't go.

Cancel and explain your reason--you did some soul searching and have determined that you at unwilling to move. Since you assume the job must be in [city] you don't want to ease their time and money. They'll probably say "ok" and "good luck" but who knows? Maybe they'll say they still want to talk because having he job bases in [your current city] might be a possibility. Good luck

If it's an amazing city, maybe you will fall in love with the job at the interview. How do you know if you don't try. Plus, telecommute is the wave of the future. Sounds like you would be willing to fly to this city frequently.

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Anonymous wrote:While every interview is good "practice", I don't interview for the fun of it. If I absolutely had no intention of moving, I wouldn't waste my (or the company's) time.

+1

+2

You're prioritizing your own interview "practice" over people's time, the company's money, and the environment (it seems especially careless to take a flight just for 'fun')

Cancel. I could understand this quandary if it was a local interview but it is absolutely insane to fly somewhere unnecessarily.

Anonymous wrote:While every interview is good "practice", I don't interview for the fun of it. If I absolutely had no intention of moving, I wouldn't waste my (or the company's) time.

+1

Sounds like you answered your own question. Why would you continue to interview for a job when you have no intention of moving? You are wasting both yours and the interviewers time if you proceed further. Be authentic, cancel the interview, thank them, and move on.

While every interview is good "practice", I don't interview for the fun of it. If I absolutely had no intention of moving, I wouldn't waste my (or the company's) time.

You are wasting everyone's time as well as their money. Don't.

I am currently interviewing for a job in a city I know I won't move to, so therefore even though I love the job, I know I would turn it down. The next stage is flying me out for the interview and putting me up for several days.

Would you go knowing that you aren't going to move?

Reasons to go:
Interviewing and going through the process is always good in my book. They know anyone could turn down a job offer and they still fly people out.
A little glimmer of hope makes me think if I get the offer they will be like, ok, work in the office that's local to you (there is an office here).
It's an amazing city where I have a ton of friends I want to see.

Reasons not to go:
I work in a small community. Agreeing to be flown out and then turning down and job could leave a bad taste in their mouth, which I really want to avoid.
Morally, it feels sort of shitty.

What would you do?