"On Hold" success stories?
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on 2/7/10 at 11:53am
I was recently put on hold at a BB. Just wondering if anyone's been given a offer after being put on hold. And how long you were on hold for?





One of my friends was just
One of my friends was just put on hold at a BB two days ago. I'd be interested to hear how about this as well
Well when I went through
Well when I went through full time recruiting in the fall of '07. I was on hold with two firms. I got dinged from one and got an offer from the other. In both cases, they were waiting for summer interns to either accept or decline offers.
How long was the wait?
How long was the wait?
lifesucks wrote: Well when I
Well when I went through full time recruiting in the fall of '07. I was on hold with two firms. I got dinged from one and got an offer from the other. In both cases, they were waiting for summer interns to either accept or decline offers.
How long was the wait? did you follow up with your interviewers or the HR?
Would like to hear what the
Would like to hear what the typical wait time is too.....I'm on hold for a BB and terrified I'm going to get dinged after waiting for so long. =(
Well the firm I got an offer
Well the firm I got an offer from I waited 2-3 weeks. The one I got dinged from I waited 5-6 weeks, basically until the end of the recruiting period. Guess the SA couldn't find anything better and just decided to accept the offer. I was told by HR at both firms that they were waiting to hear back from SA and that there was no point to following up. I emailed a couple of alums at both firms to reiterate my interest, but they basically told me the same thing that HR did, and that there was nothing they can do to speed up my process. I would definitely figure out what the situation is before deciding how aggressively you want to following up.
I know waiting sucks, but the important thing is to keep your head up and keep interviewing.
The MD that I was talking to
The MD that I was talking to told me that he would try to push for me, but I guess its not going to do much.
I interviewed for the SA position pretty early in the process, so is it possible that they're not waiting for people to decline to offers, but instead trying to see more candidates?
I was placed on hold late
I was placed on hold late last October at a BB for a FT position after what I think was the 4th Superday, if I remember correctly. Got the "on hold" call the Thursday after the Saturday interview; was told by HR they couldn't offer me at position at this point and it could be anywhere up to a month or more before they would know if a spot opened up. In the middle of the next week, I got a call from a director who was "excited to give me an offer" and congratulated me over the phone. After calming down a bit, I started some more small talk with him and joked that I had sorta given up hope on the bank after being placed on hold. He kind of laughed it off and said that they just "needed to figure out their numbers" before giving me the offer. The way he said it and the whole timing of the situation gave me the impression that I wasn't given an offer because someone ahead of me had declined, but that the group was still figuring out how many total offers they were able to give this year.
Does anyone have any perspective on whether groups (for FT of SA) have a target or set number of offers to give out each year? And whether there's wiggle room (either up or down) in case too many/not enough quality candidates make it to final rounds?
That sort of thing happened
That sort of thing happened to me. I got in before the first super day, and was just pulled along for over a month. Getting called to ask follow-up questions like "Where else are you interviewing" and "Have you made any plans yet for the summer." This sort of thing happens a lot, but it's not the norm.
Been on hold (FT at BB) since
Been on hold (FT at BB) since Dec of last year. An MD told me last week they're still evaluating whether they will be hiring into the group... at this point in time, I'm assuming the truth is in fact that they're waiting on people to accept/decline their offers, which he chose not to tell me. Wouldn't all the accepted candidates be expected to have responded to their offers by now?
I am on hold as well. I was
I am on hold as well. I was told by the HR that they are still recruiting at several schools and they are waiting for candidates to accept/decline their offers.
Dinged. After 6 weeks. *Sigh*
Dinged. After 6 weeks. *Sigh*
I was on hold for a SA
I was on hold for a SA position for 5 weeks, just got off it, just hang on...