Timeline for Is it normal for headhunters to ask for written confirmation that candidate is pulling out of other interview processes before giving offer letter?
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| Jan 20, 2020 at 9:51 | comment | added | davnicwil | @eagle275 Totally agree, that's what I was trying to get at with my 'obvious' qualifier. At the end of the day you can usually judge these things intuitively. It's hard to define precisely what legitimate means here but when you see it, you'll know. | |
| Jan 20, 2020 at 9:43 | comment | added | eagle275 | @davnicwil but even in legitimate deadlines it's rare to get a single day ... that really seems more like the usual sales pitch from shady sellers to hint a high demand (when in reality the product was hogging the storage for like years) ... So this doesn't only look like a red flag, It is one by all means | |
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| Jan 19, 2020 at 9:38 | comment | added | davnicwil | @JeffC Thanks for the helpful comment - you raise good points and I've edited the wording - by arbitrary I really meant 'without rationale' and always was of course hyperbole. I also added your example, which is a good one, to the list of examples of good rationales for a deadline on an offer. | |
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| Jan 19, 2020 at 4:02 | comment | added | JeffC | Most companies I have dealt with gave me some kind of a deadline to accept the offer because if I turned them down, they need to move on to other candidates in some reasonable timeframe. This should not be a red flag. Also... "always" and "with exceptions"? You are contradicting yourself. How do you know if the deadline is arbitrary? How would OP? I think it would be better phrased as "... can be a red flag..." and leave it at that. Now... to the main question should OP's brother back out of all other offers to get this one? THAT is really weird at best and red flag at worst. | |
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| Jan 18, 2020 at 14:16 | history | answered | davnicwil | CC BY-SA 4.0 |