I attended two interviews for a recent job l had been trying.

Anonymous

October 8,2021 at 6:06PM UTC

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I attended two interviews for a recent job l had been trying. The second one was in person and felt very promising. It involved all the management team, and after the interview I was taken around by the HR person to show all the office. I was asked for references soon after , and HR lady updated me, saying she had glowing references for me.

After that everything went silent!. I tried to follow up, but I am not getting any definite answer. I am surprised !. After reaching up to this point, are there instances of no job offer!? Wonder why they called my job references.

Has anybody gone through any such experience? Any comments my HR/Recruitment friends here can give?

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Sue Gordon- retired Career CoachOctober 8,2021 at 6:24PM UTC
How long has it been?
AnonymousOctober 9,2021 at 6:14PM UTC
six working days after the reference check.
Thank you
Sue Gordon- retired Career CoachOctober 10,2021 at 6:13PM UTC
Check in early this week- just ask about the status and express continued interest. It likely is something procedural.
AnonymousOctober 11,2021 at 9:31PM UTC
Yes, I am planning to follow up tomorrow.
Thanks and best
G
AnonymousOctober 8,2021 at 7:48PM UTC
If they are checking references and performing the background check that takes time to get back, organize and report internally to review with the team.
If they are considering other candidates they will need to gather the same information and report back to the team.
Then everyone has to weigh in on which to move forward with for a written offer and with what terms.
Give them a few weeks to go through the internal process unless you feel as though they checked your references and are not moving forward for some reason. Of course things can happen to the company's plans that would result in no offer.
How long has it been? These things move slowly when you're anxious to get an offer.
AnonymousOctober 9,2021 at 6:13PM UTC
Thank you very much for the response. It had been about six to seven working days after the reference check
I did not know background and credit checks will be done along with this. I had assumed it will be after the offer and also after notifying me.
Just out of curiosity, what does a background check involve?
Thanks again
G
AnonymousOctober 9,2021 at 9:45PM UTC
A background check merely verifies that you have the degrees and certifications you say you do ,(they check with the university or authority that issued it, they very your past employment dates listed on your application or resume and then they verify your address and social to ensure, to the best of their ability that you are who you say you are. It's very routine but it does take some time.
AnonymousOctober 10,2021 at 6:10PM UTC
OK. Thank you.
I will wait few more days and see.
Best
G
AnonymousOctober 9,2021 at 6:09PM UTC
Thank you for the advice
I will wait.
AnonymousOctober 10,2021 at 12:04AM UTC
Some places are really ridiculously slow because of required processes. That's what I deal with; it takes two months to get someone hired because of everything required. If you haven't done so already, reach out to the HR contact Monday to see if there's any update or if they need some information from you. I had a recent hire get delayed because HR needed some information but hadn't gotten around to telling ME - the hiring manager - or the candidate that they needed it. Frustrating to say the least.
Sheila Alsbrooks PlattOctober 10,2021 at 5:54PM UTC
I have worked for a couple of companies where they went silent after the last interview, but they contacted my references. What took so long were the background checks. Did they have you submit a signed background check authorization form? If so, then they could be waiting on the results. If not, they could be waiting on the final interviews for other candidates or in the case of one company I was hired at, the hiring manager went on 2 weeks vacation and he didn't realize he hadn't sent the official email authorization to hire me to HR. Try reaching out to HR again and ask them for an update on whether or not the position is still open.
AnonymousOctober 10,2021 at 6:08PM UTC
Thank you Sheila,
Will try again reaching out to HR and see.
G