Fund accounting position. They are giving me verbal offer (with terms) expecting me to accept on the spot. Unless I accept there will be no written offer generated. Is this normal? Am I getting bamboozled?

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Seems aggressive. But if you like the company and the terms I don’t see the harm in accepting verbally so you can actually receive the written offer. If you don’t like the written offer you can always just not sign/decline and then move on.

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Getting a verbal offer on the spot is great! Being expected to answer on the spot is not. Nothing wrong with being extended a verbal offer on the spot, asking for a reasonable no. of days to consider, and then after verbally accepting, doing so formally in a written way.

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I’ve been interviewing a lot recently and every company that’s extended a verbal offer has told me no written offer will be given until I verbally accept.

They definitely haven’t expected me to accept on the spot, but I think that’s normal to avoid wasting time doing paperwork

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Thank you!

I had a similar scenario where recruiter told me I had a verbal offer but wanted my word of acceptance in order for them to go ahead and draft the offer. Was a red flag and very aggressive I turned it away

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Not a fund admin.
Also didn’t accept on the spot. Basically my recruiter was too eager and the firm was actually more reasonable

I hated fund accounting for what it’s worth

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