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18 March 2025, 18:17
2025-03-18
"I always go to interviews, looking for better conditions." Is such over-openness in interviews acceptable? - IT professionals discuss
In LinkedIn IT professionals debate the acceptable level of honesty in interviews. For example, one says they are «looking for better languages,» while another says the company «will look good on a resume.» In both cases, the question arises: is it worth hiring such specialists? At the same time, candidates are looking for a better place for themselves, and companies are looking for better candidates.
In LinkedIn IT professionals debate the acceptable level of honesty in interviews. For example, one says they are «looking for better languages,» while another says the company «will look good on a resume.» In both cases, the question arises: is it worth hiring such specialists? At the same time, candidates are looking for a better place for themselves, and companies are looking for better candidates.
Arseny Hofman — a developer with 18 years of experience, a mentor, and a consultant — asked the candidate why he decided to leave his previous project. The candidate replied that he «always goes to interviews, looking for better conditions.»
» My recommendation to candidates is don’t say that at the interview. I understand everything, but for a company, there is a risk in hiring someone they know for sure will always look for better conditions. The cost of hiring can be huge. Therefore, usually the company expects that if everything goes well, the employee will not look for another job for at least some time,» the developer explains in his post on LinkedIn.
Product Designer Yuriy Artyukhov shared another case: «My favorite moment at an interview is when a candidate said they wanted to work for our company because it would look good on their resume .»
He explained why this is a red flag for the employer: «We were looking for someone who would be with us for the long term, as we noted in the post — hiring is not cheap. And here the person immediately says that he perceives us as a short story, so that he can then move on.»
And here the question arises: is being honest with an employer a risk for a candidate?
In this case, I am for transparency, where both the candidate and the employer have honestly discussed all the conditions and red lines. It is clear that hiring such a candidate is a risk, but changing jobs is also an equal risk for the candidate. Corporate culture very often kills adequacy and a sense of reality, both in the candidate and the employer, creating a soap bubble that no one needs and space for manipulation on both sides.
I don’t consider such behavior a red flag. And if a company is trying to lure an employee in order to pay them below market rates later and is therefore afraid that the employee will leave, it may be right not to go to work for that company and leave room for more cunning candidates, let them then compete with the company in cunning.
I would default to the assumption that candidates are looking for a better place for themselves, and companies are looking for better candidates (even if they already have pretty good employees). And that’s normal))
By the way, when a recruiter tries to lure a person to their company, knowing that the person is not currently looking for a job, and in the end they agree… Does the company understand that they want to hire a person who is looking for better conditions?
I think the question is rhetorical)
Therefore, I do not condemn either side. Companies also do not swear to their employees that they will never be fired. Both companies and workers are at risk. In other words, these are market relations. In addition, if people often leave the company, perhaps you should think about the fact that working conditions and pay are not very competitive and perhaps something needs to be improved. Or be prepared that people will not stay for a long time.
Inna Rizhova, Site Administrator, Chief Editor
If, in addition to seeking better conditions, the candidate is also a truly efficient worker or high-level expert, then why not? What is the problem with creating such conditions to keep the «goose that lays golden eggs»?
Since when did trying to improve your life become a chore…
«The risk of being honest with an employer? I understand the point, but isn’t it a risk to hire someone who knows how to decorate well?» asked Project/Sales manager Dmytro Fedotiuk.
To which I received a response from Front-end Developer Andriy Dizhak: «I think the ability to decorate beautifully has long been one of the most important skills. The world is designed in such a way that, in addition to the skills themselves, you also need the ability to sell yourself.»
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