POLL: Job Interview

[KathyBC]

You apply for Job A and don't hear back. You apply for Job B the following week, they reply interviews will be in two weeks, but don't contact you at that time.
You check on Job B and negotiate an interview for the following week. Job A calls (it's now been a month) and negotiate an interview for the following day. It goes well. They phone the next day with a job offer, you accept.
Do you attend Job B interview anyway, just to see what's out there, or do you explain and cancel?
My real life pool of interested parties are split. Three of them think Job A is a better fit anyway, so cancel. One person understands your mom/wife dilemma that Job A is FT, Job B is PT and thinks you should check it out.

[AmandaVT]

I would go to the interview - it may not be a good fit, but it might be a better fit than Job A. If I didn't go, I'd probably wonder what I missed out on. 

[Ditto]

I would go.  It can't hurt and might even end up being a perfect fit.

Edited May 23, 2021 by Ditto

[Catwoman]

Another vote to go.

If nothing else, you won’t keep asking yourself, “What if...” if you take Job A and it isn’t a good fit for you. You may very well go to this interview and find that Job B is all wrong for you anyway, which will verify your decision to accept Job A. And if this interview goes great and Job B ends up being your dream job, that will be great, too!

I don’t see any down side to going to the interview.

 

[mommyoffive]

Always go.   I feel like you never know until you go.  Maybe it will lead to something better.  Maybe it will just give you info on the company that will come in handy later.  Like don't work there, or it is a great place.  You might make contacts that will come in handy.

And lastly I think go for more practice on interviewing.  

[katilac]

Attend for sure. Job A will not hesitate to rescind their job offer if it suits their purposes. 

[SKL]

Yes I would attend the interview.  Although it may be a bummer for Employer A, it isn't that unusual - I am sure they know you sent more than one resume.  If you're going to make a change, better to do it before Employer A expends a lot of resources training you etc.

[SeaConquest]

Definitely go. And good luck! 🙂 

[wintermom]

Firstly, congratulations for getting 2 job interviews! That's wonderful. 

There's nothing wrong with going to the interview. It will only provide you with more information, which is a good thing. 

[catz]

I would go and check it out if you think job B might be a better fit in some ways.  I probably would have told job A I need a few days to mull it over if it were possible.  This isn't unusual at all though and really shouldn't be super unexpected if you pulled your acceptance.  I actually did this once after working somewhere for about a week.  The job wasn't at all advertised and another potential employer came through with a much better offer.  

[Harriet Vane]

Go.

Don’t let on in any way that you accepted another job.

Best not to close doors.

[SDMomof3]

Go. You never know what will happen.

My dd was in a similar situation this spring. She accepted an offer from job A and then interviewed for job B. Job B was supposed to be part time and we were not sure it was the right fit, before the interview. After the interview, job B like her so much, they came back with an offer that beat Job A. 

[Halftime Hope]

Go.  You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  If nothing else, you now have a contact at the second place. (Be sure to observe exquisite job etiquette so you are remembered well.)