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It sounds like you fare well not working there.

I have terminated politely some interviews that didn't sit right to me in the past.

Something along the line of saving everyone's time and that I don't see myself a good fit at the present time.

It's like a date gone wrong, you're not paid to be there neither to fake for approval. If it's not a good match, let the seat for someone else and find your own elsewhere; respectfully of course as the industry is small enough that another interviewer in that room might be a future colleague.



I like this reply, I think it nails it.

You're there to show that you're a professional, so that's how you act at all times.

If you decide the company isn't a great "cultural fit" then you can politely and professionally move on.

Same with leaving a job in general. As soon as you decide to go there's no reason to not be as polite about it as possible.




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