Very confused about this on-site interview scheduling

[Dear Summer]

I was told last week that the team wants to meet me in person. I responded right away and told HR that I am available on the requested interview date (this Thursday). I didn't hear anything for a week so I followed up on Sunday. She again asked if I am available this Thursday so I responded Yes. I didn't hear any confirmation until today.

I am flying from Washington DC to Chicago and all she sent me was an Interview Reimbursement Expense PDF that I have to send back after the interviews.

I'm looking at flights now and they're all $600+ on such short notice. I also prefer to fly a day before if possible instead of taking a 5:00am flight and doing badly on the interviews. Any thoughts? Will I get reimbursed for this expensive flight?

 

[MixMasterTang]

What does the reimbursement expense PDF? I'd imagine they have a limit but $600 seems reasonable as long as it is in coach.

 

[Dear Summer]

What does the reimbursement expense PDF? I'd imagine they have a limit but $600 seems reasonable as long as it is in coach.

There's no indication of max limit allowed. Just a section for transportation, hotel, meals, and additional expenses. With the roundtrip coach ticket + hotel + expensed meal, I'm estimating it to be around $800. Is that reasonable?

 

[z1ggy]

There's no indication of max limit allowed. Just a section for transportation, hotel, meals, and additional expenses. With the roundtrip coach ticket + hotel + expensed meal, I'm estimating it to be around $800. Is that reasonable?

Sounds like it.

I took a flight to ATL from PROV with only about 2 weeks notice, and I believe that flight was around $500 round trip.

I was expected to front the money for the hotel though, and was reimbursed. Expect it to take anywhere from 2 to maybe up to 6 weeks.

 

[MaxFusion16]

ask HR to book the tickets for you, give them your preferred itinerary.

normally the company will arrange everything for you, you should only have to get reimbursed for meals.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Wow, yeah that's kinda shitty on the HR person. The poor response alone which is what put you in that situation to begin with.

 

[rcpratt]

$600 flight is perfectly normal, but that HR person sure seems useless.

 

[Kadarin]

$600 flight is perfectly normal, but that HR person sure seems useless.

Agreed.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Never heard of accompany not paying for the trip up front. What exactly is this interview for?

 

[Dear Summer]

Never heard of accompany not paying for the trip up front. What exactly is this interview for?

Position within a financial services company

 

[Schfifty Five]

Do you have time to call them up to confirm?

If not, then I would just book the flight and a hotel room and reimburse that plus any travel/meal expenses.

IMO, it would be unreasonable for them to not reimburse you for the hotel and expect you to wake up super early to catch a flight.

And since they got back to you so late, it's on them if flight prices are sky high.