Internships are a wonderful way to get certain relevant experience on your resume while in school, even if you do not see yourself at that specific company post-graduation. That claimed, they are increasingly being used as a funnel for full-time recruiting, so it is understandable to need to be pickier about which internship you decide to go with.

So, what should you do if you get a quite good offer of internship, but you are yet expecting for a call from your dream company?

Here are some of the tips to tackle this kind of situation:

1. Give Clarifications Of Your Personal Reasons for Requiring an Extension

First things first: Note that that you are inquiring the company to be thoughtful and accommodating of your aims, so you should do the same. Alternatively, do not inquire for a deadline extension just for the heck of it, specifically if you are reasonably sure you are going to take the offer.

If that is not the case, then it is time to begin figuring out why you require an extension. Do you need to meet more of the team to learn more about your role or the company culture? Are you considering other internships? Is there a specific kind of project you need to be on? Knowing why you want an extension will shape your communication with the recruiter.

2. Comprehend Your University Employer Policies

Most universities have employer policies that secure their students from companies giving exploding offers (offers with less than a 24-hour deadline to respond) or other bad employer behavior. Policies differ by university, but several people will have a suggestion for offer deadlines ranging anywhere from one week to various months and can be found on your university’s career services website.

Employers are boosted to follow such policies to stop damaging their recruiting relationship with the university. Because such policies do differ by school, it might ultimately fall on you to let the company know what the suggestions are, along with why you personally require more time.

Even if your university doesn’t have employer policies, the realities of being a student and requiring juggling multiple responsibilities won’t be lost on the recruiter you are working with. Regardless of what university you attend, a company should be willing to offer you at least a week to mull over an offer, if not 2 weeks for offers made during spring semester and even longer for offers made in the fall.

3. Have a Negotiation with Your Recruiter

Armed with why you require an extension and your school’s policy on deadlines, it is time to have a discussion with your recruiter. As with any kind of negotiations, having an actual conversation is best, but if scheduling a phone call ultimately takes too much time and the deadline is rapidly approaching, an email will suffice .

In conversation or over email, initiate with your excitement for the offer and what you enjoyed or learned about during the procedure of interview. Then, explain what you are yet thinking about, and appeal the extension (if essential, referring to your university guidelines). And most significantly, end graciously.

In addition to extending your offer, you should also attempt to expedite any other internship applications you’ve remaining.

Lastly, as you are inquiring for an extension, make certain you don’t wait until the day of the deadline to request an extension—do it as early as possible. The key to having this be a victorious interaction with your recruiter is to be very conscious of the challenges your request might present to the employer. Keep communication channels open, and do what you can to make this procedure as simple for them as possible. After all, that is what you are inquiring of them.