'You'll be wearing many hats': 20+ Job Interview Red Flags You Might Be Missing

A job interview is a two-way street; as much as the company is seeing if they want to work with you, you're also deciding if you want to work for them.

Unfortunately, there's a lot of smoke and mirrors involved with the traditional interview process. It's a performative experience in which both parties are attempting to seem desirable, neutral, and natural — revealing just enough without giving too much away.

Most of us, who have been working for an appropriate length of time, have come across these red flags, whether we were aware of it or not at the time. Sometimes you miss red flags that should have been readily apparent but were carefully concealed by the interviewer, and other times you just weren't sure what you should be looking for.

Job seekers gathered in this r/AskReddit thread to share subtle red flags they should have caught during the interview that retrospectively screamed, "working here would suck."

Take a look to make sure you're prepared for your next interview. For more, check out these people who walked out of bad job interviews.

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Posted by Brad Dickson

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