Samantha is in the process of searching a job and has a few interviews lined up during this month. She has already finished her interview at NebulaTech and she is preparing for the remaining interviews. Before she appears for her next interview, Samantha receives the job offer from NebulaTech but she is not very sure about whether she should accept the offer because NebulaTech is not her first choice. She wants to wait for results from other companies. In such a situation, Samantha should ________.
A) indicate to the company that she would like to be able to weigh all her options and has not yet completed all of her interviews.
B) decline the offer in writing and avoid ending the message with a positive and friendly statement because it is a bad news message
C) accept it now and then later send an email saying that she changed her mind
D) decline the offer in writing and in the message criticize all the negative points in this job due to which she is declining the offer
E) inform the recruiter at NebulaTech that this job offer is not her first choice and that she would like to wait for the result of her interview at her dream company

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A) During your employment search, you may receive a job offer from one company before you have had a chance to interview with another company. In such a situation, indicate that you would like to be able to weigh all your options and have not yet completed all of your interviews. Show gratitude for the offer, but explain that you want to make an informed decision about your career options.

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