Hi all,<p>I'm about to start a new job search, but I know from past experience that application times for different roles can be vastly different. Ideally I'd like to be able to weigh up any offers I get, directly against each other.<p>Obviously there's no guarantee of getting any job, but I was just wondering as a general rule, if you make it through the initial stage of an application, do you:<p>a) Try and "delay" or engineer (i.e. scheduling later interviews where possible) your applications so you receive the final decision at roughly the same time?<p>b) Just go through the application process as normal (not taking the risk of stretching out the process as you may disadvantage yourself in actually getting the job).<p>I feel like option b) is the more sensible choice (i.e. better to get the bird in hand) but curious as to what others do. I'd like to avoid the scenario of getting a job offer and either trying to delay the acceptance for as long as possible or taking the offer and then rescinding later - ultimately I'd do this if I had to, but wondering if option a) is a way of mitigating the chance of this happening.<p>Thanks for any advice or insight! :)
No, I have never bothered with this. I am a "satisficer" rather than a "maximizer" when it comes to compensation, so I count myself content once I have received a good offer. If it so happens that I end up getting more than one good offer to evaluate at once, that's fine, but it's not something I put effort into.
I go through the process as normal. It's not possible to predict how long a potential employer may take, so trying to engineer timelines seems both too error-prone to be worthwhile and of very limited benefit.<p>I wouldn't recommend accepting an offer and then rescinding later. It's not good for your professional reputation. When you commit, commit.