Recruiters and offers
I have been working with a private recruiter and by myself as well. Last week I had interviews with Company A (scheduled by recruiter) and company B (scheduled by myself). All went very well. I personally liked company B better. Anyway, after the company told me they would decide in a couple, weeks the recruiter says, Company A wants to make me an offer after 3 days. Company B wants a 2nd interview. The recruiter seems very pushy to me and things almost appear to be moving too fast. I told the recruiter that I was looking elsewhere as well and that I was pleased with what I had found. The recruiter says he has been telling COmpany A to hold off on making an offer till I am ready to accept?? He wants an answer soon. I don't think I'll accept A's offer but at the same time, I'd like to know what it is. What should I tell the recruiter? Is this common practice among recruiters? What you have done is run the risk that company A, needing to hire someone, will move on to another candidate. Unless you are a superstar, there are probably several acceptable candidates from which they can choose. Why not just get the offer? If it is a good offer and you would accept it, you can always call company B and explain that you have an offer and would like to accelerate the selection process or withdraw from consideration. If B really liked you, they will try to accommodate you. How can you even consider working for A if you don' t know what their offer is? Frankly, I' d pretty much tell the recruiter that, too. It doesn' t make sense for A to withhold an offer until you' re ready to accept it - without knowing what "it" is! Furthermore, you' re not obligated to accept A' s offer just because they make an offer. Obviously you' re running the risk that A will move on to another candidate if you try to drag this out too long and they' re anxious to hire someone. On the other hand, if A makes an offer you' d otherwise be happy to accept - accept it. If you' d still like to see what B is willing to do, you can take Chet' s advise, but also be prepared for them to say that can' t act that quickly, which could mean that you' ll be out of the running for the job with B - so be careful how you handle this - you don' t want to end up without an offer from either A or B. | |
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