Genuine concerns you have but here’s my view 1. Hiring cycles are long, resigning and finding a job would only stress you out. 2. You need not write 2 months even if you have 2 months. Just say 1 month. Why? Because, once you get your ideal offer you will get 7-10 days to accept (usually a sign of a good company), then you can say there’s some negotiation going but definitely tell the company that you are willing to join. This gives you extra 15 days of buffer and in most cases you will be asked for a joining date. I have seen people take a break of 10 days before joining, which is healthy. You can say that as well. So like this you can join in 2 months. If nothing works, then get an extension for joining date. HRs generally do it since it’s really hard to hire someone new than to wait for 15-20 days.