How about one closer to home. A job interviewer asks if you have other offers and you don’t. Fearful of not getting an offer, many people want to lie. Don’t think of it that way. First, the other person is essentially trying to find out how the market has valued you. If other offers are possible, you might say, “I have other opportunities that I am actively pursuing.” It is true, and it doesn’t force you to lie. Let’s say the question is more specific. “Did you get a job offer at your internship with Morgan Stanley last summer?” If you did not, then you needed to prepare for that question long
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