I had a final interview this past Tuesday and afterwards the hiring manager mentioned to me they are going to make me an offer and I should hear back in next few days after he speaks with his supervisor. Still haven't heard anything. Should I follow up on Monday with an email? Just so anxious never been this anxious in my life lol. It's not a corporation but they do have an HR department so maybe they're the hold up.
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No reason to ever follow up here. Just think about it from a game theory perspective. If you are getting the offer, you will get it.
Only follow up if you have timeline constraints.
Thanks for response.
Guess I'm just anxious as hell and can't wait anymore lol.. hopefully they call tomorrow.
No doubt. Occupy your time. Doesn't help to agonize over this stuff.
Following up with HR on offer decision? (Originally Posted: 07/02/2013)
I had a superday with an AM firm two weeks ago. They didn't give me a timeline as to when a decision would come out but I know from other people who work there that it's a very variable time horizon (few days to several weeks).
I'm thinking of shooting my HR contact an email asking for an update (or to find out when to expect a decision). I'm a bit worried that I might come across as desperate/nagging if I do so. It also seems like if they were going to give an offer, checking in for an update wouldn't really make a difference, but if they were on the fence I'm not sure how it could push them over to my side. Any advice?
Calling HR to get an update isn't going to affect your decision either way. HR is not in the business of psychoanalyzing candidates. Just be straightforward and figure out where you stand.
You won't push them. They probably already decided. Just call and ask.
Why are people always too timid to just send a damn email? When you're in industry you'll be shooting off cold emails to all sorts of people; better get used to it. It won't change anything to send an email saying akin to: "Thanks for the great interview last week/month/whatever! I just wanted to follow up to see if we were still set to have a decision made by X date." If a firm is petty enough to take you out of the candidate pool just for sending HR a "pesky" email, then you should probably reconsider the firm.
For some reason, candidates tend to think that firms try to extract every last bit of information out of every move they make, when the truth is they don't care.
On another note, can you imagine this conversation...
HR calls MD
HR: "We just got an email from chupadora asking if we've made a decision..." MD: "Oh... you think he's..." HR: "Yeah, we're thinking he must be desperate..." MD: "Oh... we totally thought he was a super coveted candidate before..." HR: "Well, if he's sending emails like this... he must not have any offers, ya know??" MD: "Yeah... strike what I said earlier, no offer for him."
OP, send the email or make the call.
Update: I sent the email. HR called me half an hour later to set up a superday on site. I thought they had made an offer decision already but at least not dinged.
Expect an offer, follow up, or let it go? (Originally Posted: 02/17/2012)
I spent an entire day with a firm on Thursday of last week and was told that I would hear back Monday or early this week. This was the last interview of a series where I met with six people including a VP, Principal, and a COO among others. They said "we are looking to make a quick decision."
I followed up Wednesday and left a message then was unavailable when they returned my call. The HR gal I was talking to left me a voicemail that was very apologetic for the delay and mentioned I was a top candidate among others and I should have a response "soon".
Any thoughts on time frame to follow up again or should I just let it go? I spoke to some friends in HR to see if this was HR speak for "you're out of the running" and they seem to think I'm still being considered. How should I read this?
I wouldn't follow up until next Wednesday or Thursday unless you have another offer that you need to respond to.
Sounds like they are hedging and waiting for their top choice to make a decision.
internship or FT?
Full time. I'm still in various stages of interviewing elsewhere, but should I make it seem like I'm delaying other offers? This is where I want to work, FYI - my first choice.
since it's ft, it's off cycle, right? so you never know what the process will be like. ibd?
It is a PE shop.
Follow Up Advice on Contract Offers (Originally Posted: 08/05/2014)
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