Deadlines are Your Tool as a Candidate

Most of the time job offers come with deadlines. The default reaction to an offer deadline is stress on the candidate’s side.

The whole equation changes when you realize that offer deadlines from recruiters are completely meaningless. Most tech companies will reopen your candidacy with no extra steps within the first 6 months after an offer.

Opposite from being a source of stress, offer deadlines can be a fantastic tool in your job search arsenal. You can speed up the process at any other company with the mention of an offer deadline. And during the offer negation phase, you can force the other side’s hand to give you their best offer before a deadline comes up.