Hello HN,
I'm a college senior who recently accepted a full-time position at a tech company after I graduate, but was interested in interviewing with some of the other companies like Amazon and Google just for the hell of it to see if I can pass. I'm actually interested in moving into these companies in the future, but I was wondering if this is considered to be bad practice or unethical? Thanks.
Of course we made attractive offers to candidates we thought were a great fit and where we thought that feeling was mutual. and we never had a candidate accept and then take another job.
to mathattacks points:
- You are young, and your career will be long.
- No one is going to blame you for looking out for yourself.
- No one is going to go out of their way to black ball an anyone over an entry level position. You are not that special.
- strong developers have the world by the balls. There is no reason to play loyalty to someone who isn't even paying you. It's time to get yours.
If it were me I wouldn't have accepted the offer. Assuming you are graduating in May, it'd be way too early for me to make a commitment. But thats me. However, it wouldn't weigh one gram on my conscience if I accepted the offer and kept interviewing to find a better fit. I'd probably use the offer as a bargaining chip.