Huh, well this is cool... I had an interview last week but after I walked out, I thought "damn, that sucked, I won't be hearing from them". But a few days later I got another email that is an invitation for me to interview with them onsite.
It is a 10 hour drive just to get there and it asks if I plan to fly or drive. I assume if I drove that they would pay me by the mile (for gas and using my own car)? Isn't the travel rate per mile like a set state rate? Cause in Michigan, the rate was 37.5 cents/mile in 2004 which likely means it is over 40 cents/mile now.
I don't know... I just have a hard time seeing them pay 40+ cents/mile for me to drive 523 miles down there, then back. Gas only costs me 10 cents/mile @ $3/gallon and sure there is wear and tear on my car and even throw in another $20 for an oil change, but are they really gonna give me over $400 if I drove? What about meals?
Obviously this is something to ask the company about, but I'd think the general interview process of bringing candidates to the company and paying for their costs is the same all over. I don't have the money to pay a bunch out of pocket without reimbursement (although I'm sure my parents would pay for it if needed). And I don't want to look like a chump if I'm asking them all this stuff like "so you fools betta be paying for this!". My friend is driving like 8-10 hours in a few weeks for an interview, except his vehicle is pretty haggered and he'll need to rent a car, and the company will not pay for that.
It is a 10 hour drive just to get there and it asks if I plan to fly or drive. I assume if I drove that they would pay me by the mile (for gas and using my own car)? Isn't the travel rate per mile like a set state rate? Cause in Michigan, the rate was 37.5 cents/mile in 2004 which likely means it is over 40 cents/mile now.
I don't know... I just have a hard time seeing them pay 40+ cents/mile for me to drive 523 miles down there, then back. Gas only costs me 10 cents/mile @ $3/gallon and sure there is wear and tear on my car and even throw in another $20 for an oil change, but are they really gonna give me over $400 if I drove? What about meals?
Obviously this is something to ask the company about, but I'd think the general interview process of bringing candidates to the company and paying for their costs is the same all over. I don't have the money to pay a bunch out of pocket without reimbursement (although I'm sure my parents would pay for it if needed). And I don't want to look like a chump if I'm asking them all this stuff like "so you fools betta be paying for this!". My friend is driving like 8-10 hours in a few weeks for an interview, except his vehicle is pretty haggered and he'll need to rent a car, and the company will not pay for that.
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