How do you delay responding to an offer if you’re still interviewing and waiting for other offers?

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One natural way to draw out the process is to ask clarifying (and legitimate) questions about the offer via email.

You can often foster an email exchange that spans a few days, giving you time to pursue the other options.

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Yeah, it puts the responsibility on them. If they take a day to respond then you’ve just won an extra day, essentially.

What everyone else said. Ask for an extension so you can and inform the other agencies.

And if agency 2 doesn’t pick up the pace, then chances are they might not have been a good fit anyway. (Or at least that’s what I tell myself...)

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You can try to push the offer response date a day or two in addition to telling the place you're interviewing with that you have another offer on the table.

But at some point you might have a tough choice to make if Agency 2 doesn't pick up the pace.

It's a difficult predicament, but congrats!

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You can just ask for an extension. Most recruiters will give you about 48 hours, while pestering you to sign with the agency.

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