I have an interview coming up this week with a large consultancy firm in the UK for a relatively senior position. The first technical interview is being held remotely over Microsoft Teams, but I've been told to expect to have to travel to London for the second interview if I get through this one.
Now I'm not overly far from London considering the size of the UK, but a round trip would still cost me close to £100 and requirement to use up a day of paid leave.
I'm sorry…but no! There is no need in this day and age to mandate travel to a company location to hold an interview, especially if you are not willing to compensate the interviewee for their time. This should form part of the recruitment budget and if you don't think the applicant is a good fit for your business then you don't have to pay it. But pushing the cost to the applicant with no guarantee of a job afterwards if fucking ridiculous.
Is this as much of a red flag for others as it is for myself?