Hey Guys,
I interviewed for a position at a small MM I-bank, over 3 weeks ago (this Wednesday will be 4 weeks.) A week after interview I followed up, and was told by the interviewer "still going through process, will let you know."
Last week I reached out to an MD alum at the bank there to see if he could followup. He said he asked the guy, and his response was "still interviewing for the position."
This Wednesday will be 4 weeks - and while I don't have an offer that I'm comparing it too, I still wanna know what the deal is. Why won't he just reject me if he's not interested?
If I'm still in the running, how can I get myself "front and center" again considering we haven't spoken for a month? If I'm really the first person he interviewed, can he really remember our talk etc?
Thanks.
because some people are assholes and drag people along as long as they can before axing them. probably dont have the job so dont focus your efforts too much there
In modern financial community 'will let you know' or 'will keep you posted' usually means 'you can piss off' in a polite way. Usually people won't bother coming back to you in any form to tell you that they picked someone else. I'd say after the first follow-up attempt if you don't get anything then you should probably move on. But still, good luck.
Really? so it's a no go - why would he also tell the other MD "he's still interviewing"?
Could it at all hurt for me to call the interviewer again?
I would agree with the other posters that the outlook for this position doesn't look good, so concentrate on other job prospects. However, I have friends who have been extended offers as long as a month after their interview. So, pretty much there is always a hint of hope until you get the dreaded email where they, in fact, reject you.
It means they are probably still interviewing others or looking at other candidates. It doesnt necessarily mean your out of it. I would call them in a week just to see where the process is. cant hurt.
I can't speak for banking, but this is not uncommon at my MBB firm, especially at smaller offices that are juggling relatively few candidates for relatively few spots.
I know of at least two cases where candidates were extended an offer almost a full month after their decision rounds (myself being one of them). This can be because they are truly having an issue scheduling interviews with all the candidates or because you are actually on a wait list and they aren't telling you. The above posters may be right that in ibanking you are SOL, just wanted to give a different perspective.
This is a Equity Research Analyst position at a small firm (think growing i-bank with 400 people globally).
I know that the interviewer had a folder with what looked like a crap load of resumes and that I was on top. Top could just be that he moved it there before he came in, but he probably had 50 resumes in the folder.
Does anyone not recommend me just calling him tomorrow? If someone truly does consider you, they wouldn't "ding" you for bugging them right?
as this thread has struggled to point out, your probability, while low, is still > than 0.
So yesterday was a month, I called him...he said "They are still interviewing, and hope to finalize end of this week or next." I then said "I would love to come back in and meet again, as it's been a month, so hard to be on the radar still". He then basically says "I know where to reach you."
If he really didn't like me/wants to reject me - what is the point of this back and forth?
Man I hope you get it.
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