How do you eat an elephant?

Piece by piece.

I started to work in HR 6 years ago. Since then, one of my main activities was recruitment.

Of course, nowadays the process is different by industry. But the exercise of going to interviews is the same.

Although you are not looking actively to change the job, it is good for you to go for some interviews. Why?

• You find what is new in the market (projects, technologies, companies)
• You meet new specialists (during the technical interview, you meet the leaders from the company you apply for)
• You prepare yourselves (including emotionally) for the moment when you really want to make a change

Of course, you have to be fair with the company and let them know that your objective is also to take information and then to make a decision. 

Recruiters are usually blamed because they insist too much. I don’t contest that this could happen. But usually, candidates don’t answer to a first message, to a second message or even to a third message. Maybe ”No Answer Is An Answer”, but it is still polite from you to give an answer.

You still have to look professional and well-prepared because this will be part of your image as a specialist in the market.

A changing process is made of several steps. Each step is part of you the final decision - of your decision, but also the employer.

Pay attention to the way you take each step.

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