I had an interview with hiring manager on Wednesday morning.

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January 13,2023 at 9:48PM UTC

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I had an interview with hiring manager on Wednesday morning. I know the interview went good as he told me outright. Both he and the HR person told me that they would be contacting me to set up interviews with his boss Wednesday afternoon. It has been 2 days and I have not heard anything. How long should I wait to check back in on status or an update?

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AmyJanuary 13,2023 at 10:22PM UTC
I would check back in today. No need to wait longer. Remind them you are here and still interested.
AnonymousJanuary 13,2023 at 10:30PM UTC
Give it at least a week. With schedules and changing priorities, things don't always move quickly.
AnonymousJanuary 13,2023 at 10:40PM UTC
I would give it a week :)
Sharon GrehanJanuary 14,2023 at 12:46AM UTC
I would check in on Tuesday and state that you want to make sure you are keeping your calendar clear if Wednesday afternoon is still the plan for an interview with his boss. Also state that you understand that things change and would like to know asap when the next likely date will be so that you can plan accordingly. It might be a helpful reminder that you are busy too... and that they might lose you...
AnonymousJanuary 14,2023 at 6:47PM UTC
Monday late afternoon.
Alternatively, a well written thank you note reminding them of your continued interest is a soft way of staying top of mind, send it Sunday night so that they have it first thing Monday and can schedule you in after that.
Maggie StoneJanuary 16,2023 at 2:03PM UTC
I have been in similar situations multiple times, so I can appreciate the anxiety and frustration. I wouldn’t take this as a comment on you. Sounds like this is probably sitting on someone’s to do list or they are trying to coordinate schedules. But if the meeting is Wednesday, I probably would do a very polite, gentle follow up on Monday or Tuesday morning at the latest.
AnonymousJanuary 17,2023 at 3:14PM UTC
Update. I decided to wait until the end of today before reaching back out. Good news they hit me up this AM before I had a chance to email them. I will be meeting head of WW Sales on Friday AM. She is the final gate keeper to an offer. Wish me well.
Liz MilneJanuary 23,2023 at 1:00AM UTC
Good luck!!! How did it go?
RichJanuary 17,2023 at 4:47PM UTC
Life happens! They may have intended to keep to that schedule, but any of a million things blew up their plans. Here are a few examples that I have heard: They were hit with a surprise corporate audit from their international owners; the Hiring Manager's mother-in-law fell and they had to leave town for a week to be with her while she had surgery; the CFO got into an argument over the budget for your position, and it took a week to get it straightened out.... etc, etc. etc.....
Hiring always seems like a Top Priority to the applicant, but it isn't to all the many people involved in the hiring process.
Follow up after a couple of days, but don't sweat it.