I received a 2nd round interview today for a lateral position at a larger bank, but due to a couple of factors I'm rethinking whether I actually want to move banks at this specific time.
Would declining the interview request look bad on my part/affect future opportunities at that bank? The new bank would be a BB so I definitely don't want to unnecessarily close any doors.
Any comments are appreciated. Thanks!
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Just go through the interview and if you get an offer decline respectfully then
Just go through the interview and if you get an offer decline respectfully then
Awful advice. Do not do this.
Don’t really agree with above. IMO, you either purposely boom the second interview or skip it all at once, considering you are at least a semi-strong candidate. I had some relevant experience on this before, better cancel it than do a bad job during it.
Do you think cancelling it would impact future opportunities with the firm? That's my main worry when thinking about declining it.
I'm an intern here so perhaps my experience is limited. However, I was in a similar situation. I had received an exploding offer but had interviews at several different banks scheduled - a couple superdays and a couple phone screens. I really liked my offer and was torn between signing it or to keep interviewing. I decided to sign the offer and respectfully canceled the interviews; I got friendly reactions from HR and the bankers at the firms so they seemed to react well to this. Concerning future opportunities and "keeping the door open", my thought process was this: I would rather "pause" my relationship with these banks and maintain my status as a candidate who was invited to interviews versus a candidate that went through the interview process and didn't get an offer which is a probable risk. I feel like if you were to reach back out to this firm in the future, you would have more credibility as a former strong candidate vs a candidate that was declined. This could be completely flawed thinking and I would appreciate feedback from others but that's how I handled it.
If you have no intention of accepting an offer, 100% decline the interview politely. This will come off as a positive to the bank.
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