Hi guys. What is the "industry standard" when asking for an extension on accepting an internship offer?
Any advice on how to phrase things to avoid burning any bridges?
Does the amount of extension differ when comparing in-house versus firm versus government offers?
Thank you!
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Re: Advice on delaying acceptances?
Just tell them that you're in the process of applying for/confirming funding and you need a few days/weeks to secure that before getting back to them. Thank them again, express excitement, and then you're done
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Re: Advice on delaying acceptances?
This is for a paid internship, so unfortunately funding can't be used as an excuse...mr.hands wrote:Just tell them that you're in the process of applying for/confirming funding and you need a few days/weeks to secure that before getting back to them. Thank them again, express excitement, and then you're done
Is it okay to just say that you're waiting to hear back from another offer, would like to compare details before accepting, and will get back to them in a week? I think I'm just overthinking this, but this is my first time with legal internships.
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Re: Advice on delaying acceptances?
posting b/c in same situation and worried I'm gonna end up pissing someone off for leading them on/wasting their time.
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Re: Advice on delaying acceptances?
Yes, this is fine. They may not give you an extension, but it is not inappropriate to ask.Anonymous User wrote:This is for a paid internship, so unfortunately funding can't be used as an excuse...mr.hands wrote:Just tell them that you're in the process of applying for/confirming funding and you need a few days/weeks to secure that before getting back to them. Thank them again, express excitement, and then you're done
Is it okay to just say that you're waiting to hear back from another offer, would like to compare details before accepting, and will get back to them in a week? I think I'm just overthinking this, but this is my first time with legal internships.
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Re: Advice on delaying acceptances?
You don't have to say you're waiting to hear back from another offer. You can make excuses like needing to figure out your housing situation, you can stall for time by asking for contact information for previous interns, or you can just ask when they need to hear back by / if you could have more time to consider the offer. In any case, it shouldn't hurt to ask.Avian wrote:Yes, this is fine. They may not give you an extension, but it is not inappropriate to ask.Anonymous User wrote:This is for a paid internship, so unfortunately funding can't be used as an excuse...mr.hands wrote:Just tell them that you're in the process of applying for/confirming funding and you need a few days/weeks to secure that before getting back to them. Thank them again, express excitement, and then you're done
Is it okay to just say that you're waiting to hear back from another offer, would like to compare details before accepting, and will get back to them in a week? I think I'm just overthinking this, but this is my first time with legal internships.
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