No response after the final interview
I waited a week after the final interview and then sent a polite email asking for an update. But the recruiter has not gotten back to me in > 24 hours. Should I just assume I did not get the job at this point? I have continued to apply for jobs but I am admittedly holding out hope this one will come through somehow.
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Ghosting is Real
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How long do hiring managers typically take to respond to an email?
I had a phone interview for an HVAC company not too far from where I live last week on Tuesday for an Installation Admin Specialist. I came across their job posting on Indeed and followed the directions on how to apply. Basically I emailed them that I was interested and attached my email to…
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Send a note to the hiring manager, keep it simple. Remind them of your strong interest in the role and that you are in the final stages with your other interviews and would like to know if they are still considering you at this time. Time box the response you need from them. Reinforce your skills for the position and ask for some feedback. Put a read receipt on it. If you do not get a response within 48 hours then it's done. Send it either this Sunday night or very early Monday am. Mark it urgent.
Anonymous
Look at LinkedIn to see if that recruiter still works there. If not, find another recruiter in the company or call HR and ask. Sometimes people leave the job. Or, the recruiter is slack and doesn't care to keep you in their pipeline (bad mistake recruiters and tsk tsk on you). Never ever ignore your candidates regardless. I was a recruiter and am appalled at the ghosting. I always followed up good bad or indifferent. Sure helped me later. Don't give up but don't rely on one recruiter either. It's like the old saying, don't put your eggs in one basket. Shop around and keep looking. Then when the right job is there for you, you will see it and get it! Good luck!
Anonymous
Please don't blame the recruiter they might still be waiting for feedback and instructions from the hiring manager, they are just the messenger. I'm frankly quite tired of folks blaming recruiters that are internal to companies because they take full direction for any moves they make from the hiring manager. The bigger the company and the lengthier the process the more likely that you have long periods of no info in between. If you worked in recruiting as I have for more years than most you know the HM holds the strings.