Voicemail with decisions

I would have thought it is mostly a good sign, but last time I got a voice message from a recruiter, it was actually a rejection when I call back.

p.s The decision is most likely already made, so just return their call.

Ling~

hmm...i've been trying to call back but the recruiter doesn't seem to be there...do they give out rejections first or acceptances?

So much pessimism here. Did you feel that you bombed the interview?

I would think most people would be anxious to hear back... not dreading it.

I think when i've gotten rejections and they leave a voicemail, they've left the decision in the voicemail. Something along the lines of "We are sorry but we will not able to offer you a spot at superday. Best of luck." Or something to that effect.

When I received full-time offers when I was in class, they were definitely like "please call us back."

That's my personal experience.

In my experience, that's always a good sign. Every rejection I've ever gotten just came out and said it in the voicemail, so I didn't have to call back and suffer the embarrassment.

Every time I've gotten an offer or second round interview, they always want you to call back, so they can hear the excitement when you get it.

• Capt K

I have had voicemails that said to call back and the results have gone both ways. I honestly wouldn't read into it at all and not get my hopes up if I were you. Good luck...

Take what people say with a grain of salt, because I remember one instance in which I returned a voicemail and was told that I would not be receiving an offer.

It's a neutral sign. I've been left voice mail that ultimately went either way after I called back. A senior director at my firm was just making decision calls today and left a voice mail for a rejected candidate saying to call back...

Hmm...I guess I'll just call back on Monday. Just pretty anxious to find out what the results were.