A recruiter I’ve been working with just called to let me know that an offer has been made to another candidate, however; if they don’t accept I’m the runner up. I’m actually pretty happy with the follow up, but isn’t it weird that they’re basically telling me I’m the backup option? TC: 0 Looking for iOS Developer job
Personally, I think this level of transparency is really good and a very positive sign for the company.
Not a bad thing really
He/She is being transparent to you and actually saving you from the anxious next questions - why recruiter not responding
I would rather just hear they're still deliberating instead of we're interviewing other people lol
I guess its fair enough, I was on the other side.. my recruiter asked if I was sure that I am accepting the offer, they would like to inform the other candidate they were considering if not me
It might mean there are some hints that the other person might have other offers they will end up choosing
Yeah that's weird, there's really no point in them telling you that unless they are desperate to get *someone* to accept their offer, which would be a red flag for me - good companies don't have problems hiring 1 person.