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At what point are you "up against" the 28 day deadline?

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:23 pm

That is, when is the right time to start applying a little pressure to firms dragging their feet, when you've got other offers?

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Re: At what point are you "up against" the 28 day deadline?

Post by Kohinoor » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:40 pm

Anonymous User wrote:That is, when is the right time to start applying a little pressure to firms dragging their feet, when you've got other offers?
2 weeks?

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Re: At what point are you "up against" the 28 day deadline?

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:42 pm

Kohinoor wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:That is, when is the right time to start applying a little pressure to firms dragging their feet, when you've got other offers?
2 weeks?
Sounds reasonable

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Re: At what point are you "up against" the 28 day deadline?

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:41 pm

I requested (and got) a 14 day extension on a NALP deadline.

Caveat: this was a pre-OCIP offer.

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