The author is struggling with receiving simultaneous job offers from two companies, one being their preferred choice but moving slower than the other. They seek advice on how to handle the situation ethically and effectively.
For months I've had little movement in my job search and now, suddenly, I have what seems like serious interest from two different companies. I’m near the end of the interviewing process with both of them. One company appears to be moving much more quickly than the other, and I'm more interested in the slower one. I’m worried about getting an offer from the quicker company before I hear back from my preferred one.
I don’t want to turn down the quicker offer just out of hope the preferred company will come through, because if they don’t, I’d be glad to work for my second choice. But I also don’t want to accept the quicker offer if I have a chance at working with my preferred company. How do people navigate this? I assume I can’t tell the quicker company that they’re my second choice or that I need to put them on hold while I wait for an answer from a different employer. And I know I can’t tell my preferred company to speed up their timeline. If the quicker company makes an offer before I’ve heard from my preferred company, how much time can I ask for to think it over before I start to look? Is a week or two unreasonable? And if I do get an offer from them, is there any way I can contact my preferred company to explain the situation, or will that look like I’m trying to pit them against each other? Last, what if I accept the quicker company’s offer, then my preferred company finally comes through with their own, better one? Can I get out of the contract with the quicker company? I know I’m getting ahead of myself! For all I know, no one will make me an offer and all this worry will be for nothing. But I’d feel better if I knew how to handle it. It’s a nice problem to have, but it can be stressful figuring out how to make different employers’ timelines line up so that you end up with the job you wanted most, not just the one that made you an offer first
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