> if someone submits a resume on day one that is good should we hire them or wait a week for someone else to discover the position? if some company gives me a

> if someone submits a resume on day one that is good should we hire them or wait a week for someone else to discover the position? if some company gives me an offer on day one that is good should I accept it or wait a week for some other company to give me an offer? It cuts both ways. > In most cases people don't actually have two serious leads to a job at the same time. That's common for me, as I usually do a bunch of interviews around the same time when I'm interested in knowing what else is out there. Most of the time I'm not really paying attention to my LinkedIn unless I see something that immediately catches my attention, which is rare. > but for most people there isn't a choice. If there isn't a choice people will decide and reply quickly, you don't need an exploding offer in that case.