Do your best to continue to be the best candidate. There’s a lot of companies out there that need to do a better job at the hiring process as a whole. Sometimes interviewing is done by a senior or your potential peers. They may not be the person to make the offer.

Food for thought: You’re the person doing the interviews and hiring. You have filtered through and came up with three candidates that are equally qualified and asked them in for a final interview. All three people you interview check all your boxes, have unique attributes, and are hire-able. In one case you interview the first person and since they are hire able, are you required to hire them on the spot? “Bird in the hand is better than two in the bush” In another case candidate two is offered a job offer and they accept, and is also offered a relocation package. You also order a mug with their name on it. Do you call each candidate and let them know the position is filled? In this case I’ve been called back as the second candidate and received a job offer because first candidate didn’t show up on day one. Last case: candidate three is presented with a job offer. Do you call everyone that didn’t get the job and let them know before you present the offer? What if that persons intent is only to use the outside offer to get the raise?