Job offers and response times
Hey Monkeys -
Whenever I hear people talk about job offers here, they always seem to say they have a week or two until they need to let all offering companies know their decision.
How does this line up so nicely?
I am thinking of beginning to apply now for several different programs - no idea when they all start yet but I am only available from September on, so that's a border - but I wonder if I should wait to apply for all right at once or if I can get an offer and say "I want two months to decide because it doesn't start for four"...
What's the deal on that? Could anyone talk about their experiences with the first-job process and are there any hiring managers who could tell me how they would react to such a statement (and what they normally would expect)?





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If you through campus
If you through campus recruiting, the on-campus rules prevent companies from putting too much pressure on you. Depending on which school you go to, the company has to give you between a month or multiple months until you accept the position. This generally applies for SAs who were extended FT offers.
i had a week
i had a week
I personally had 2 weeks, but
I personally had 2 weeks, but I found my job on my own. I have friends that have had as little as 3 working days to respond (never through OCR) as well as those that have had a semester (through OCR)
Yes. If you don't go through
Yes. If you don't go through OCR you will have very little time to decide.