Interviews on the side?

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Is it a good idea to interview on the side just to see where the market is at when looking at a promotion?

5dd4Yhgv3H6luBPjBN · Accepted Answer

Agree with @f390hawk. If you're at the same employee for years without "real" interviewing experience (as a candidate) and decide to (or have to) find a new position, your interview skills will be rusty and you could miss out on good opportunities.

In addition to the usual desideratum of keeping your comp expectations calibrated to the market, moderate interviewing (1-2 per quarter seems like it'd suffice) would help avoid that pitfall.

ABC13 · Answer

I think only if you’re actually thinking about leaving. Otherwise it’s just wasting time. I did that because I suspected I was a little underpaid and found myself being HUGELY underpaid. Ended up leaving for a new role asap.

f390hawk · Answer

Absolutely. As long as it's not too time consuming and you dont have any non-competes to worry about, I say it's in your best interest to test the market and just sharpen your skills just in case a promotion ISN'T in the cards. Of course there's sites like this to compare but I think the time and effort is worth it to interview at least once a quarter.

PMCoachAtifHassan · Answer

In principle, a great idea, however!!! the market will dictate if its a viable approach, for e.g. in a market like Toronto, in financial services space, not a good idea at all, as the big five banks dominate the market and declining an offer after having gone through the intentful interview process, doesn't bode well for future interview opportunities as the same people remain in the interviewer positions being head of PMOs etc. On the contrary, should be totally fine if your playing field is as large as Manhattan!. Lastly, if you need to play, interview with the ones that you would never work for to begin with...but that doesn't benefit much if its going to be with a company that irrelevant to your future trajectory. Best Wishes.

magnimus · Answer

Sounds like wasting time case. If you are not ready to change the job, why to check the market? Either you are ready to invest some efforts to get benefits, or not and keep following the current position.If the promotion is agreed and more about compensation adjustment - slightly doable with the outside offer, but should be ready to accept the offer and leave the company. If no promotion planned, argue by offer is not the best idea as for me.1st talk with your manager: any promotion soon? Any compensation changes?If none - look for changes outside

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