Interview went great! We will get back to you. (silence)
On a burner account for this.
So, I went in for a second-round interview recently with a fairly large, respected company. A little over a week goes by and I get a phone call from HR letting me know that they thought "the interview went extremely well" and that they would follow up within the next day to go over next steps.
It's been 3 weeks and I haven't received a response to my follow-up emails.
I know candidates get ghosted fairly often, but I'm just baffled by the situation. I know HR is active too because they're posting additional jobs. Any thoughts or insight would be appreciated.
interviewee here. happens way too often. Once I had HR emailing me in writing congratulating me that I am through to the next round. After that, I didn't even get a follow up email from her.
Wasn't interested in the firm anyway, just went to it for fun. But that's how fucked up things are I guess.
Other situations where HR was shit fucked up: - said they will extend an offer to me over the phone. Calls back asking me whether I interviewed with another partner yet? Erm... isn't this your job to check. Disappears for a few weeks. I call back, then tells me partner I have not met does not want to proceed with me. - HR calls me arranging for next round interview. Calls me to reschedule as MD is traveling that week. Didn't bother calling me back to reschedule. - I do a case study for submission to HR. Takes up almost a day. Did not even get a response from them on how I faired.
I sometimes wonder whether HR is evaluated on how they run the interview process at all. They wouldn't be getting feedback from interviewees anyway so just fuck them over with no consequence.
This just blows my fucking mind. I'd lose my shit if I were you... I'm considering just reaching out to the HR rep on linkedin.
There's another job posting that I want to apply to (a slightly more junior position than the one i'm currently in the running for). Is it crazy for me to apply? When should I give up hope on the current position?
Hey man, I am a junior level person so not sure if i am the best person to give you advice.
But why don't you just email her instead of finding her on linkedin?
Also, if the job position is a more junior position but is with a different firm I don't see anything wrong with applying to it. Not sure what position you are in but if it is like Option 1: Small firm with associate position Option 2: Big firm with analyst position If option 2 pays more, I would go with it any day.
On giving up, I usually follow up once a week for 2 weeks and if I don't get a reply I assume its dead and move on.
All the best man!
I appreciate the insight and advice. I apologize I did not emphasize that in the first post.
I followed up once a week for the three weeks like you said. The other position is with the same company and aligns more with my experience. The "current position" is for Associate and the new one would be as a Senior Analyst. I am just hesitant to apply for it and ruin my chances at the higher paying, better position.Based on what they said they liked me, but maybe not enough for the Associate position.
hey sorry. I wouldn't know what to do in your situation too. Hope other senior monkeys can chime in to help.
I wish you all the best.
Did you follow up shortly after?
Followed up shortly after, then again the following week, then again the week after.
I got the call this morning actually that they went with someone else. I'm assuming the stringing along meant that I was the 2nd, 3rd, 4th choice... which is apparently not that uncommon given these responses.
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