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I am currently unemployed and am in the process of interviewing with 2 companies.
I had a second interview with the company that I would prefer yesterday and am interviewing with the second company tomorrow after 2 phone interviews. If the company tomorrow offers me a position prior to the first and preferred company, and the offer is within my guidelines, what is the proper and acceptable response? Do I tell them that I am waiting on a decision from another company, do I accept the offer on the spot, do I ask them to give me time to digest the offer?