Employer caution has extended the hiring process by weeks, even months. You may interview for a position several times, in person and by phone. No matter how long the process is and how well you've gotten to know your potential colleagues, <A HREF="http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobseeker/tools/ept/careerArticlesPost.html?post=67">it's still perfectly acceptable to turn down a job offer.</A> In fact, there may be many valid reasons that you should politely decline an opportunity, assuming, of course, that you're not in dire financial straits.