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"You should decline the offer as soon as you have accepted another offer or made a definitive decision not to accept." "In rare cases, your final decision (eit

"You should decline the offer as soon as you have accepted another offer or made a definitive decision not to accept." "In rare cases, your final decision (either verbal or written) may trigger a decision to negotiate with you. In case you are given the opportunity to obtain what you want from the offer, you should be prepared to conduct the negotiation." I understand that this is rare, but I wonder if you've really thought the scenario through. You've already accepted job offer A, but now you're negotiating job offer B? How would you explain your behavior to the first company if you end up taking the second offer?

barrettabrooks 13y ago
Agreed. That would be a bad call. In this case, if there are two offers on the table and you are confident in your choice, then there would be no further room for negotiations. If you have two comparable offers and you want to test the negotiating waters, it would be best to approach that company first (before accepting an offer). In some cases, however, you may have decided to turn down an offer as it stands, despite a lack of competing offers. In this case, if the employer opens up negotiations, it would be a good time to have the conversation.
- brianberns 13y ago
  Yes, but the point I'm getting to is that sometimes you have to actually turn down one offer before accepting a competing offer.
  - barrettabrooks 13y ago
    The logic being that the acceptance should come last to account for any potential alternative outcomes?
    - brianberns 13y ago
      Not exactly - I think you have to respond to the offers in descending order of your interest. If you really want Offer A, but they refuse to negotiate on a sticking point, you tell them that first in hopes that they will loosen up. If they still won't budge, you turn them down, then go on to accept Offer B instead. If there's a third Offer, C, that's not as attractive as B, you notify them after you've accepted B, as you originally suggested.

barrettabrooks 13y ago

Agreed. That would be a bad call. In this case, if there are two offers on the table and you are confident in your choice, then there would be no further room for negotiations. If you have two comparable offers and you want to test the negotiating waters, it would be best to approach that company first (before accepting an offer). In some cases, however, you may have decided to turn down an offer as it stands, despite a lack of competing offers. In this case, if the employer opens up negotiations, it would be a good time to have the conversation.

brianberns 13y ago
Yes, but the point I'm getting to is that sometimes you have to actually turn down one offer before accepting a competing offer.
- barrettabrooks 13y ago
  The logic being that the acceptance should come last to account for any potential alternative outcomes?
  - brianberns 13y ago
    Not exactly - I think you have to respond to the offers in descending order of your interest. If you really want Offer A, but they refuse to negotiate on a sticking point, you tell them that first in hopes that they will loosen up. If they still won't budge, you turn them down, then go on to accept Offer B instead. If there's a third Offer, C, that's not as attractive as B, you notify them after you've accepted B, as you originally suggested.