I-Like-To-Bike

You are right some people do not seem to have thunk much about it all. Applying for a job, and performing/keeping it are different subjects often with different requirements and quite possibly require totally means of transportation. It is good to not get these tasks confused.

Simplistic recommendations/advice for getting to or phoning in a job interview are not necessarily applicable at all for keeping, performing or advancing in many if not most job positions.

My advice for job seekers would be to also think beyond the initial job interview and figure out if you have the tools and/or willingness to acquire the tools (to include transportation) that may be necessary to satisfactorily perform the job. A bicycle or bus pass may be all the transportation that is necessary to hold some jobs, maybe even advance in them; maybe not.