You can use this to your advantage. The last time I was in your position, I was totally transparent with the interested parties, and it worked in my favor. ("Ye

You can use this to your advantage. The last time I was in your position, I was totally transparent with the interested parties, and it worked in my favor. ("Yes, I'm interested, but I've got to tell you that I'm inking a contract next Monday. If you can expedite me through the hiring process and make me an offer before then, I can consider it. After that, it's out of my hands.") Offers flooded in during that final week. People who otherwise take 3 weeks to make a decision hurried up and made their offers within days. I actually ended up accepting an offer that came in about 24 hours before my deadline.