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Will you relocate, work shifts, or sign a service agreement? How do you answer honestly without losing the offer?
Give a conditional yes where you mean it, ask for the specifics before you commit, and say no now to anything you cannot do. For a service agreement, ask for the duration, the repayment amount and what triggers it, and read the contract before signing. A yes you later retract costs more than an honest no.
5 min readUpdated 2026-10-10Target archetype: Enterprise Captive
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Short answer
Answer honestly, and ask before you agree. Relocation, shift work and a service agreement are screening questions: HR needs to know whether you can meet the role's conditions. Give a conditional yes where you mean it, ask for the details that decide it, and say no now to anything you cannot do. Read the service agreement in full before you sign it.
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Likely follow-ups
- The agreement says you repay the training cost if you leave within two years. Is that pro-rated, and how would you check?
- If we post you to a city you did not list, what would you do?
- What would make a rotational night-shift pattern workable for you, and what would not?
- Suppose you accept and a better offer arrives in your first month. How does the agreement change your options?
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