An interview is a two-way street, allowing the company to evaluate a potential employee, but also allowing the applicant to evaluate a potential employer. I have never walked into a job interview with total certainty that I'd take a job if offered - how could I without knowing if the offer is any good? There is no reason to bring up the fact that you might not take the job if offered, as that should be expected of anyone they offer a job to.
If you are certain that you would not take the job if offered, then you should cancel your interview since it'll be a waste of time for everyone. As long as you approach the interview in good faith, meaning there's some reasonable chance you'd take a job if offered, then there's no need to cancel. That threshold will vary from person to person, but if you don't feel like you're wasting your own time with the interview, then you're not wasting theirs, either.
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2 years ago
I've been with my current company for just couple of months. The job itself is great. But since we don't get along well with my direct boss, who mentioned that we might need to part ways, I started searching for a new position and - to my surprise - landed first interviews very quickly.
In the meantime the boss has started being nicer to me and I'm not sure whether I should consider changing jobs so quickly.
What is the best tactic here? Are there reasons why I should cancel the interviews? During the interviews, should I be clear about my not being sure about switching yet? If so, how should I explain why I've even applied?
The question linked is different since I don't just want to practice interviews. I'm not sure whether I need a new job and my reasons for that are quite specific.