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I'm going to disagree with pi's point about asking about other applicants. It's actually something I advise. Honestly, I don't see a downside to that at all.

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Actually, I agree with you in terms of showing iniative and interest. I guess I just meant steer away from it sliding into talking crap about any of your competitors or talking too much about other people instead of selling yourself.

I remember one time a manager at a job I had commented on someone they interviewed for an internal position. The person only used the opportunity to complain about their current job, how badly they wanted out of it and why they were better than someone else applying. Obviously, they were a numbskull, but it left a bad taste in my mouth and I guess I'm just hyper aware of it. It just seems a little more unusual than an external interview because most times you probably already know via gossip who has applied.

tuqpqp; you work in HR, right?