Wow, interviewing all around the U.S, multiple times a month, is expensive. For those college graduates that are willing to relocate, they may be experiencing the same thing that I'm experiencing. Luckily, I'm selective and I will only go if I'm being reimbursed from reputable organizations or if they're booking everything for me. I've been unlucky so far because I've been mostly encountering reimbursement interviews, which means I have to tie up thousands of dollars each week until I get reimbursed.
On top of that, you're suppose to save all receipts and invoices for meals, gas, hotels, rentals, flights, and etc. Also, I had a couple of interviews that set low caps on reimbursement but they wanted me to travel over 2000 miles.
I'm extremely grateful for the interviews which will possibly result in a job offer, but reimbursement of travel expenses suck ...lol. I have to manage everything in Excel.
On a side note, it's exciting to see new areas of the country.
Any similar experiences from new grads? If so, how are you managing everything?
