Will I hear back or did I mess this up?

21 Comments

1. AnonymousApril 30,2024 at 7:53PM UTC

   Maybe they had an emergency or maybe it's spam. You have reached out twice soits hard to know.

   Wait until Monday and if no word, try once more then move on. Their loss.

2. AnonymousApril 30,2024 at 8:22PM UTC

   Unfortunately this is extremely common these days. You can keep checking but I'm not sure if they've maxed out the number of candidates they can present. It's a numbers game so trust me, they have all the information they need and your contact info. If the want they will reach out.

3. AnonymousApril 30,2024 at 8:32PM UTC

   it's not hopeless and i'd give it a bit more time.
   they just got back in the office and are likely playing catch up. if you don't hear back in a few days then i'd just move on. they know where to find you if they are still looking to interview

4. AnonymousMay 3,2024 at 11:17PM UTC

   This is the most sane and reasonable answer, thank you.

5. AnonymousApril 30,2024 at 10:35PM UTC

   There have been countless posts on this exact scenario. These outside recruiters have mere hours to line up their quota of applicants. They work 5 or 6 openings at once per day and then it's on to the next batch.

6. AnonymousApril 30,2024 at 11:56PM UTC

   And for anyone hired in these pretenses, I guarantee they won't last long!! Revolving door of employees.

7. AnonymousMay 1,2024 at 12:21PM UTC

   It’s an internal recruiter

8. Lori GoldenMay 2,2024 at 2:18PM UTC

   The post said it was an internal recruiter. The post also says the recruiter was then out of office. So this whole string sounds unhinged based on assumptions and lack of reading comprehension.

9. AnonymousMay 1,2024 at 2:45PM UTC

   You didn't mess anything up. As a previous poster mentioned, this is far too common these days. They have x number of people they have to reach out to or they're collecting resumes or the company decided to prioritize another role. Either way, it makes me really appreciate the few great recruiters I've worked with in the past. There are too many working with no regard for how this impacts human beings dealing with unemployment. Move on! The right place is just around the corner :).

10. Stephanie Branch LekowskiMay 1,2024 at 3:50PM UTC

    Ugh! I could see if you'd waited until the next day to answer, but an hour and 15 minutes later is not long enough for them to ghost you in this kind of petulant "Too late, never mind!" way. Don't contact them anymore and move on.

11. Lori GoldenMay 2,2024 at 2:16PM UTC

    Ugh! You added all of that meaning based on nothing but assumption, when it sounds like they simply were out of the office.

12. Lori GoldenMay 2,2024 at 2:17PM UTC

    And you missed the part where the person who asked for availability was then out of the office for the next week. All these assumptions and even calling it ghosting when it was clear the person was OOO is nuts.

13. Lori GoldenMay 2,2024 at 2:20PM UTC

    Yeah but in this case, the recruiter simply was out of office. Nothing happened. No ghosting took place. These comments definitely demonstrate why people aren't getting hired. Everyone is a loose cannon of emotion and assumptions. And yes I'm also looking in this market. But I take none of it personally and I don't make up stories about why anything takes place. I am clear I have no visibility to the company's situation and hiring process.

14. Lori GoldenMay 2,2024 at 2:22PM UTC

    It's an internal recruiter and it clearly states they were then out of office. Good grief how are people missing all the context. I have to get off this page. ?

15. AnonymousMay 3,2024 at 11:10PM UTC

    Recruiters are human too.
    And on my team we run so lean that there is zero back up support for sourcing efforts, only high-level urgencies such as offers. Unfortunately, when the TA is out of office recruitment efforts for that opportunity may have to go on temporary pause… It’s just the matter of work capacity at this point. I agree with Lori, these responses are all knee-jerk emotion and this type of frenetic energy absolutely spills over into the interviewing process if emotions are left unchecked. that’s when you know it’s time to step away from your job search, take a deep breath, understand that recruiters are humans as well with real human issues that pop up and not everything is a personal affront, a ghosting, or a reason to start bashing every TA professional.

16. AnonymousMay 3,2024 at 11:16PM UTC

    Recruiters are human too. Internal recruiters, hustle hard, but we also are a full-time employees who have families, health conditions, or various other circumstances that can pop up unexpectedly.

    On my team we run so lean that there is zero back up support for sourcing efforts, only high-level urgencies such as offers. Unfortunately, when the TA is out of office recruitment efforts for that opportunity may have to go on temporary pause… It’s just the matter of work capacity at this point. I agree with Lori, these responses are all knee-jerk emotion and this type of frenetic energy absolutely spills over into the interviewing process if emotions are left unchecked. that’s when you know it’s time to step away from your job search, take a deep breath, understand that recruiters are humans as well with real human issues that pop up and not everything is a personal affront, a ghosting, or a reason to start bashing every TA professional.

17. AnonymousMay 3,2024 at 11:18PM UTC

    This is not how internal recruitment works.

18. AnonymousMay 6,2024 at 7:52PM UTC

    Hi! can you update us? Curious to hear back what happened.

19. AnonymousMay 10,2024 at 12:49PM UTC

    updated added! - OP

20. AnonymousMay 7,2024 at 9:53PM UTC

    Honestly, you sound entirely deplorable as a whole and it is completely unsurprising why you may not be receiving any call backs. Talk about a walking red flag, yikes.

21. AnonymousMay 7,2024 at 9:58PM UTC

    How is less than a week ghosting, in this day and age when everyone is working to capacity at times covering the work of 2 to 3 at a time? Good lord, You sound like an insufferable human and if you don’t think that type of negative energy doesn’t seep into your interviews, then I have a river in Egypt to sell you… Good luck with your search.