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I've found that recruiters often invent the "24 hours to decide" bit so that they can force your hand and "close" the transaction.

I would never dream of forcing someone to make such an important decision in such a short period of time.

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I think you're right. They want to close the deal because they may have been searching for a new hire for a while, and they can only field ONE offer at a time. If you decline, they want to know as soon as possible so they can offer to the next choice. If every offer takes two weeks to resolve, it could take a month or two to make a hire AFTER a number of good candidates have come through.

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