Are You Interviewing With Other Companies?

There are a lot of questions job seekers fear. One of them is: 

“So, Rachel, are you interviewing with other companies too?” 

Your first instinct might be to lie: “Nope! You’re my one and only!” 

Or pander: “Well, yes, but you’re my first choice.” 

Assuming you do have other irons in the fire, neither of these are great answers. But you don’t want to go too far in the other direction either:  

“Yes, and [OTHER COMPANY] is moving fast.” 

So how better to handle this question? My advice is to be honest, matter of fact and brief. You could simply say: 

“Yes, I am interviewing.”   

Then change the subject back to why you’re excited to work for this company. 

Consider it a compliment. The hiring manager may have asked the question because they are interested in you and want to make sure you’ll still be on the market if they go through the steps of presenting an offer.