one day it will be YOU who will need to go for interviews. As for the dilemma,I personally think that discretion is the best approach. I took the day off where possible, and if not possible, schedule an early /late interview. So far, no problems. But if the interview is internal within the organisation or the relationship is one of trust, yeah, go ahead, be open and see what happens. If they turn out to be not very helpful, you know you need to be out of there. Take time off or fake an appointment rather than calling in sick. While it might be the honest thing to tell, should you not get the job you're interviewing for, you may adversely affect your working relationships with your current employer. oh and yes, take a change of clothes. Even when I was doing interviews within the organisation, I could take a change of clothes in my bad and after the interview, get in the loo and take off the jacket and smart shoes, and put o the jeans and trainers to get back to work. I hate the 'oooohhh, you look smart, have you had an interview??'- meaning: oh, you B*** are working on getting out of here while I am stuck slaving away'. Plus the boss doesn't even notice anything different. If I learnt anything in my years of working (especially the last 5 for a very well known corporation) is that the less you stand out in front of