What happens when a interviewer tells you that you should hear from someone next week and you don’t?

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May 16,2022 at 1:35PM UTC

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What happens when a interviewer tells you that you should hear from someone next week and you don’t? You follow-up via email and no response back.

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Lesa Edwards, Career Coach & Master Resume WriterMay 16,2022 at 1:53PM UTC
If you've only sent 1 email - be persistent! Assume that the first one went into spam or landed in cyberspace somewhere; send the exact same email again (without referencing the first email).
If you still don't hear from them, send one more time and this time - reference your previous attempt.
THEN, if you're able to - call.
AnonymousMay 16,2022 at 1:54PM UTC
You keep networking and applying to other jobs.
Don't stop until you have an offer in hand and accepted from a company.
If you have already followed-up via email there isn't much more you can do besides continue to email them. At some point though it gets annoying. Ghosting by employers happens far more than it should.
AnonymousMay 16,2022 at 3:28PM UTC
Ghosting is pretty common these days. Keep looking and if this one surfaces great but if not you haven't lost any momentum counting on it.
AnonymousMay 16,2022 at 3:58PM UTC
I would follow up
Courtney ChaffeeMay 16,2022 at 4:37PM UTC
Also, if it's a manager hiring you and handling all the interview process; after a few emails and calls with no response you should follow-up with HR. This recently happened to a friend: they emailed, called, and weren't getting a response even though they were pretty much offered the job at the interview. It turns out the manager was out for a family emergency. Being persistent if it's a job you really want is a good plan!
Barb HansenMay 16,2022 at 11:23PM UTC
Send another email. People are busy and emails get overlooked.
I would send two or three more emails over the next 2 weeks and the subject line on the last one would be something like "Assuming you've selected another candidate" or something like that, and the body of the email would say "I'm assuming you've selected another candidate but if you haven't, I'm still interested. I understand that you're busy so please let me know how I can assist in moving this opportunity forward" (or something like that)