Oh snap - my offer expired

Whoa bummer.

That blows... whats wrong with you, didn't they mention it in the offer letter?

If they are really annoying about this, not much you can do besides beg them to still accept you... if you had some really, really good excuse (I can't think of any offhand) that might work, but I think it's better to be upfront and admit you screwed up in this case.

Heh... I thought that this was pretty funny. Let us know what happens.

What were the circumstances for you missing the deadline?

"I told her I didn't realize this sorry blah blah and I told the other firms I was not taking their offers"

Then why didn't you accept the offer? Hard to believe you weren't dicking the firm around hoping to land some better offers. You forgot? Come on, no one's that stupid WRT an offer they've been banking on accepting. Most people, in fact, try and get signed and returned as soon as possible. Hopefully, you're SOL. Snap!

not funny

I didn;t accept before because I was havign a tough time choosing between 2 companies, not like I was trying to get something "better". i just checked the contract my friend has because i expressed mailed mine already. there was no date on the contract, only said please let us know within 2 weeks. the contract was issued 2/7

please let me know i'm not crazy 7+14=21

Thanks. if you have been through the process, when they say you have 2 weeks, does that include mail time Meaning, do they have to have the signed contract in front of them at the end of the 2 weeks? or does a "I am accepting" call count too?

A verbal acceptance should be fine - and in the case that it isn't, you could fax over a copy this afternoon.

You did make a copy of the contract before mailing it off, right?

Only the last page with my signature..

I just sent an email to another HR lady to say I'm coming. It's something in writing, and it's dated 2/21

I can't believe it took you 2 weeks to make a choice. More important things to do?

You've got to play hard to get, Good job.

i know people who spent months deciding what offer they wanted FT. it seems like more often than not, its not cut and dry.

This is for SA... they emailed me Friday and said we have received your contract, but no "see you in the summer" or "confirm you are working iwth us" type stuff

bad news?

it can be first priority and still take a long time...especially if ur considering different career paths/compensation trajectories/contractual obligations/prestige v. lifestyle

Well I got an email from the HR lady a couple of days later and said thanks, we got your offer!

and then yesterday night at 4:50 pm I get an email from the "XX Recruitment Team" that said thanks for applying, but you're rejected.

Is this is a system generated response? I'm in class now, so can't call them but I will. Man I'm so pissed about this

Your offer did not expire Tuesday. If you let them walk on you like this and don't push back, you're weak.

Seriously, give them a call and figure it out. There's nothing anyone can do here to help you.

forward the form rejection letter back to HR along w/your request for clarification

have you e-mailed the actual people that interviewed you? the VPs, associates, MDs. because they were the ones who decided to give you the offer in the first place, not the HR people. The HR was only there to schedule the interviews, not to make decisions on offers. If the MDs and VPs really wanted you, and they probably do since they did give you an offer, then you should shoot them an e-mail about this situation and they will deal with HR

I have a hard time believing this is true. I believed it at first, but to think the OP has gone nearly an entire week without having it resolved, be it getting the job or not, I think is a little unbelievable.

If this is true... surely you must have gotten business cards? Just call or email someone. The longer you let it linger the more likely it is that they tapped into an alternate candidate who accepted the offer or they just forgot about you and will lose interest in helping you out of this situation. You've already got the odds stacked against you since its been almost a week since they told you the offer expired and you haven't aggressively followed up.

This thread has really sparked my interest. It's strange the OP received a rejection email if the bank wanted to hire him. If this is true and he didn't fix the problem immediately, I think my original reaction was correct: this guy just isn't getting things done. Ratatouille- did you really get the job? why didn't you call anybody to fix the problem immediately? do you think you deserve a second chance if you can't make a phone call?

sorry, but what does OP stand for?

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