Should you disclose to recruiter if you have other job offers?

I'm interviewing with 3 different companies. They are all scattered around at different stages. From initial stage to second round to final round. It happens to be one of the Big Four for initial stage. Second round and final round are about the same from mid-tier level.

Meanwhile, the recruiter from second round keeps asking me, not once, but multiple times, if I'm getting any other job offers and updates with other interviews. (p.s. I accidentally slipped mouth that I was interviewing with other companies at the same time. And I can understand that my skill set is a rare and valuable commodity that is hot right now in the market so recruiters are really fighting for me.)

I don't feel comfortable telling recruiters anything beyond my interview with just that company.

What should I tell the recruiter? The truth? Ignoring him/her? Something irrelevant along with a lie?

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Be vague but definitely tell them 100%.

You have to realize recruiters are gonna push for you because thats how they make their money. So being vague saying you are being considered for 2 other jobs is actually a good thing to tell them. They want to make money thus will try harder to get you that job quicker.

Frank Sinatra - "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
 

I've always been told to tell them you have other offers, just not from who. If you can show that others are looking at you, you'll validate their interest and show that you're a serious candidate.

 

That's a tough one. I am generally a supporter of reneging if a better opportunity arises, but I don't think I would go so far as to deny having accepted an offer if they flat out asked me. That said, if they just asked "did you receive an offer" my reply would just be "yes." I wouldn't tell them I accepted unless they flat out asked me "have you accepted" or something along those lines.

TL;DR - don't lie.

"They are all former investment bankers that were laid off in the economic collapse that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have no marketable skills, but by God they work hard."
 

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