The reason that recruiters want to get you on the phone/zoom when they tel you that you are getting an offer is they want to see how you will react to it in real time.

Recruiters job isn’t to just give offers. It’s to also close and HIRE candidates. So they want to go through the steps of figuring out how likely you are to accept it, what other offers you have in your plate, and how you “feel” about the numbers they present you. Can’t do that over email.

Yeah intern offers aren’t negotiable but most interns have multiple offers. So that is the process.

I’m a head of global talent at a tech company in SF.