[PragmaticPulp]

2 weeks is definitely not a short expiration date. Giving someone 24 or 48 hours is an exploding offer. Giving them two weeks is not.

An expired offer letter doesn't mean the candidate is rejected. It simply means that we need to move on to other candidates by that date. If someone has pressing circumstances, we'll make it work.

However, when you have a specific position to fill it doesn't make senes to reserve a spot for a candidate who wants to spend months interviewing at many different companies. The longer you reserve the spot for someone, the more interviews they're likely to take and the naive odds that they'll join your company continue to go down.

If you aren't in a rush to fill the position and you really like the candidate, it might make sense to hold on. Otherwise, it's best to move on to other candidates. If you can't find anyone else, you can always regenerate a new offer letter for the first candidate.