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I have done the same when I was about to graduate and started looking. One company started the process long before the others (which all basically followed the

I have done the same when I was about to graduate and started looking. One company started the process long before the others (which all basically followed the same schedule), and gave me an offer before I even had applied to anyone else. At the time I was very afraid of missing out, but the way they gave me only a few days to think about moving to a different city almost a year ahead left a sour taste in my mouth and made me turn them down. I ended up contacting the company I wanted to work for the most, and said I had an offer. They ended up fast tracking me and giving me an offer as well. So at least the first company validated me and helped me land the one I wanted..

kevinmchugh 6y ago
My spouse works as a career counselor at a university and students often end up with exactly this problem. Many of them come to the solution of accepting the less favored offer and continuing to interview, and then reneging on the company that made the exploding offer. Sometimes, employers will call my spouse up and complain that students have reneged and she shouldn't have allowed them to do so!
naberhausj 6y ago
Hah! I experienced the exact same thing just a month ago. It did build up goodwill between myself and the company that fast tracked me an offer. Thus, some good came out of it. I don't see how an exploding offer is a good strategy. The kind of people you'll catch with that trick are not the unicorns. Until the exploding-offer, I was a big fan of that company.