Stalling for time after a successful interview

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We've all been there... you cast your net out wide and secure interviews for multiple roles (great success!). If you're lucky you may get multiple firm offers.

However, let's assume you get an offer from interview 1 but you're holding out for an offer from interview 2 or 3... what is a reasonable length of time to stall before giving an employer an answer?

I may be in this particular situation soon and wouldn't like to torpedo my own chances by holding out for other offers. However, the other offers may likely be more lucrative and NOT holding out could be costly too.

Thoughts?
 
So... as an update...

Job 1 - did an "informal chat" with HR which went nowhere
Job 2 - had an interview last Friday
Job 3 - booked an interview this Thursday

Job 2 have already come back and given great feedback. They've also outright told me they need to get approval for the final hire before an offer, which sounds promising. Although the guy they need to speak to is on annual leave for a week, which gives me at least another 2 working weeks.

Job 3 is a gov dept so there's no guarantees they'll be quick. In fact I think they'll be slow, although I'll be keen to nail them down to a timescale in the interview.

I definitely won't be accepting a role just to quit a week later... that would fill me with dread and I think I'd die from shame. Hell, I handed in my notice after 6 months in a new role and I felt scummy :p
 
An update... I had one firm offer from job 2 and one verbal offer from job 3, pending a security check.

I was upfront with job 2 recruiter about wanting to give the job 3 employer an opportunity to present their firm offer and advised it would be at least a week, possibly longer. Anyway, job 2 recruiter rang today to push for an answer and I simply reiterated that I'm still waiting and in the interest of not wanting to give them the runaround, they may want to wait or proceed with another candidate. I was very clear I wouldn't be signing on the dotted line until I had both firm offers and he spent 45 mins trying to talk me out of the other job.

In fact, he told me that the other offer seemed like a poor career decision and that I may come to regret considering turning down his firm offer :eek:
 
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