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Why software engineers are declining your offers

• greenyoda 10y ago
  "Missing out on crucial information such as their reasons for pursuing new opportunities, what they’re looking for from a career standpoint, and what other companies they’re interviewing with can be a crucial indicator of whether or not they’re going to accept your offer." Sorry, but if I'm interviewing with you, the list of other companies I'm interviewing with is none of your business. "The companies with higher acceptance rates (from my own experience) have only offered a 24-48 hour deadline for the candidate to accept." Sorry, but if you want to pressure me into making a major life decision in 24-48 hours, I don't want to work for you. Remember, if I'm a good candidate, I probably already have a job, and I have to carefully weigh the benefits of staying in a fairly good job vs. moving into an unknown situation (and perhaps a physical move to a different city). I'd need to talk it over with my significant other. If accepting the job has legal ramifications (e.g., non-compete clauses, questions about intellectual property that I develop on my own time, etc.), I'll need to schedule a meeting with my lawyer first to review the contract.