How to Get Multiple Offers At Once

So you got an offer… but it’s not your first choice company. Now what?

Maybe a company a moved really fast and now you are on the phone with them getting a verbal offer.

First of all, Congrats!! You deserve it.

But if the offer is not your top choice, and you want to consider other companies in your pipeline, today's newsletter is for you.

Let's talk about how to use leverage to increase your chances of getting multiple offers at once. 🤩

Building leverage throughout your job search process is key to making companies move faster and make you an offer.

It signals that you are a high-value candidate and makes companies feel like they need to be competitive to secure you.

That's what you want.

The goal is to create urgency and make them feel like you won't be on the market very long.

You can think of leverage as information you reveal to the hiring team at certain points of the interview process that let them know you have other options.

Examples of leverage can be:

• Revealing you're actively job searching vs. passively looking

• Other interviews that are moving faster

• Other job offers

• A current job you like

• An upcoming promotion at your current job

• A higher salary somewhere else

• A higher title somewhere else

Basically, anything that will make a company feel like they need to be competitive and move fast if they want a chance at hiring you.

Because if you can get all your needs met somewhere else, why should you take their offer?

Alright here are my tips for building leverage:

1. Always have a full pipeline of jobs

The key is to always have multiple companies in your pipeline that are in similar interview stages.

Ideally you're always actively talking to 5-10 companies.

So when you get an offer, you will ideally be in mid-to-late stages with other companies and can let them know.

Don't have other opportunities in your pipeline right now?

Please disregard the rest of this post and go rapidly fill your calendar with more job interviews. :) 

2. Keep Recruiters in the loop

If one company is moving faster than others, contact the recruiter at the slow moving company and let them know.

A good recruiter will request this of you so they can stay competitive.

Let them know you would like to speed up the process if possible to consider their opportunity as well.

Use this leverage to help speed up a decision or to book the next stage interview sooner.


3. Always go for the offer

The reality is you can always say no to an offer, but it's helpful to have more offers for comparison and leverage.

As soon as you get a verbal or written offer from company A, email company B and let them know you got an offer.

This move strategically triggers your leverage.

Also, tell companies early in the interview process that you are talking to multiple other companies. 

It's helpful to share whether you’re in the early, mid, or late-stage interview process with others.

Don’t keep it to yourself - you want them to know how popular you are.


Bonus tip: Don't fake it.

I don't suggest lying about your leverage. If you don't have it don't say you do.

It's low-key unethical and can ultimately come back to leave you with no offers.

However, the moment you do have leverage, use it!

Really every touch point with a company is an opportunity to build leverage as a candidate.

From the moment you apply to the time you start negotiating.

Every interaction is being taken into consideration.

Always communicate your credibility at several points in the interview process.

If they think you're the one, they'll figure out a way to hire you.

That is today's tea. Get that bag my peeps.