The Interview-Travel-Expense Paradigm

Yay, the company you applied at called you up and you arranged an interview. Now the big question is: How to get there at low expenses?

Either way Travel-Expenses in direct connection to arranged Job-Interviews have to be paid upfront. Depending on you pre-existing budget (or not) you will have to find the smartest and cheapest way.
Here in Germany we have the by now well-known §670 BGB. According to this legal paragraph applicants can expect to have their Travel-Expenses reimbursed in proportion to the position applied for when invited to an interview. The problem is, however, as HR you have to rely on the Unit Heads to mention explicitly that resulting Travel-Expenses are NOT going to be compensated.

Now if it was up to me company policy regarding Travel-Expenses resulting from a Job-Interview a lump-sum should be given. The rest of the expenses can be usefully claimed on your taxes. This is by the way omething I always suggest my applicants when inviting them and I hear their mood dropping down from excitement to wallet-faint ;)

What do you think?

Aloha