A week is a long time to sit on an offer On The Table (OTT). It's probably the limit you'd want to wait without making it obvious that you are, indeed, sitting on their offer hoping for something better.
Problem is that I have another very shiny prospect lined up for an interview at the end of next week,
Call Very Shiny job and tell them you are probably going to get an offer at the end of this week, and is there any way to move the interview up? Because, while you are very interested in their position, you can't in good conscience turn down OTT job offer without a competing offer, or keep OTT job waiting that long.
'Cause you don't know whether Very Shiny will be able to give you an offer that day, or even by the following monday. Some places could take up to a week after interviewing, at which point OTT will have been waiting for two weeks.
Also, keep in mind that until you accept their offer in writing, they can withdraw it at any time. (technically they can withdraw it after you accept, but that's bad form). So, if you wait two weeks, they may decide/find another candidate.
If they get you the offer on Friday, it is certainly reasonable to say "I need the weekend to consider", or even "I have travel plans this weekend. Is it alright to get back to you by Wednesday?" or some equivelant.
But, when you get the offer, you should either accept or tell them when they will have an answer by.
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Date: 2007-06-04 09:28 pm (UTC)Problem is that I have another very shiny prospect lined up for an interview at the end of next week,
Call Very Shiny job and tell them you are probably going to get an offer at the end of this week, and is there any way to move the interview up? Because, while you are very interested in their position, you can't in good conscience turn down OTT job offer without a competing offer, or keep OTT job waiting that long.
'Cause you don't know whether Very Shiny will be able to give you an offer that day, or even by the following monday. Some places could take up to a week after interviewing, at which point OTT will have been waiting for two weeks.
Also, keep in mind that until you accept their offer in writing, they can withdraw it at any time. (technically they can withdraw it after you accept, but that's bad form). So, if you wait two weeks, they may decide/find another candidate.
If they get you the offer on Friday, it is certainly reasonable to say "I need the weekend to consider", or even "I have travel plans this weekend. Is it alright to get back to you by Wednesday?" or some equivelant.
But, when you get the offer, you should either accept or tell them when they will have an answer by.