WIBU to pull out of this job interview on Tuesday?

[whysogrumpy]

It is for an internal promotion and there is only one other candidate apart from me. The other candidate, despite being younger than me, is more experienced, including in terms of managerial experience - which is related to the role - but I think (or I did) that we are both strong candidates.

Our industry is subject to a high level of government interference innovation, and announcements about changes, new rulings etc come out weekly. I try to keep abreast of these, but it can be hard, as I am also busy with, you know, actually doing my job . Anyway, we had a week to prepare our applications and, having done some more research this morning, I have realised that some of the things I said on mine suggest I am not fully aware of forthcoming changes. I don't come across as totally clueless, more just not fully up on the nitty-gritty. I don't exaxctly think it suggests I couldn't do the job, but it obviously doesn't look good .

I don't know whether to just pull out now and save myself (some of) the stress. The annoying thing is, I did loads of research before handing it in, but the relevant websites are very difficult to navigate and never seem to give a straight answer. I used a different website today and it was a lot clearer. I feel like the panel must already be disappointed in me and have just agreed to interview me because it was well known that this job was going to come up and that I was going to apply for it, and it would have been awkward not to interview me.

Shall I just give it up as a bad job?

No no no.

It is all good experience. A few years ago I might have though like you. But now you need to take chance. Even if you don't get the job. Opportunities often coomenta out of the process.

Just do a bit more research now.

Apologies on phone.

Take chances.

Opportunities often come out of.

If you go to the interview you might get the job - if you don't then you definitely won't!!

Still go to the interview.

At best you'll get the job and at worst it's a learning curve and experience

Good luck

The whole point of an interview is to enable the candidate to present more of themselves than they possibly can on paper. This is your chance to show off what you now know, take it.

go for the interview, Im sure there will be an opportunity to bring the information you have discovered with your research into the conversation

Good luck

Go for it

Use the new info in your interview.

If you have an interview, you haven't rules yourself out, so go to the interview, and don't be apologetic about the application. I know someone else who did the same thing and went through the same quandary. She got the job.

If your application was viewed as not good enough then you wouldn't have got an interview. So, just focus n what you want to cover there and don't worry about the form.

relax, the purpose of the interview is to identify if you and the job are a good fit. What are your strengths? Why is this the right job for you? And if it isn't, well it isnt.

Thing is, the other candidate might have looked at the same initial info as you did. And they might not have realised about the updates. You don't know.

If you withdrew without giving yourself a chance you might find that, even though the other candidate's not done as well as you on the pre interview stuff, she will get the job - not because of her ability or your ability but because you stood back and let her walk into it!

You've got nothing to lose by going to the interview - you can show how you've overcome problems and determination, the ability to recognise a problem etc etc - lots of good things. Go for it and enjoy the experience!

Go to the interview, give it your best shot - if nothing else, it's always useful to have a bit of interview practice from time to time, because you'll be able to think about things you can improve for the next one which you really, really want.

Besides, you might get it if you go, and you definitely won't get it if you don't.