What is worth spending money on for interviews when life is busy?

Benjamín Rojas · 25 likes

Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. The Warsaw example makes it feel concrete.

Mariam Said · 13 likes

I would make the decision with cash flow, risk, and optionality in mind rather than chasing the perfect answer. You will learn more from a simple version repeated three times than from a perfect plan you never start.

- Start small and make the next step obvious.
- Keep notes so you can compare what worked.
- Ask someone with recent experience, not just strong opinions.

Source: mostly hard-won experience and comparing notes with people who stuck with it.

Jack Taylor · 10 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Sleepy Comet · 8 likes

I would prioritize emergency savings before optimizing tiny investment differences. Boring liquidity prevents expensive panic. My friend tried it in Cairo and had the opposite result.

Miguel Santos · 4 likes

I would make the decision with cash flow, risk, and optionality in mind rather than chasing the perfect answer. The trap is trying to optimize before you have feedback.

- Start small and make the next step obvious.
- Keep notes so you can compare what worked.
- Ask someone with recent experience, not just strong opinions.

Source: mostly hard-won experience and comparing notes with people who stuck with it.

Cedar Baker · 22 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Midnight Rider · 4 likes

I think this advice is overrated. A little friction removed goes a long way.

Irene López · 2 likes

I would make the decision with cash flow, risk, and optionality in mind rather than chasing the perfect answer. If two options look equal, choose the one that is easier to reverse.

- Start small and make the next step obvious.
- Keep notes so you can compare what worked.
- Ask someone with recent experience, not just strong opinions.

Hope this helps!

Maja Wiśniewska · 1 likes

Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Yui Tanaka · 1 likes

Yep, the boring details matter.

Maja Wiśniewska · 5 likes

@jp_baker Fair pushback.

Amelia Hughes · 0 likes

Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. I noticed the same thing in Warsaw.