Hello!
Should I take this interview scenario as 'just move on'?
What are your thoughts here... I had a phone interview with HR, it went really well, so then I had a Zoom interview with the hiring manager. He would be my boss basically. It went really well too (at least the conversation was great, fit seemed good, etc.). He said he'd arrange for me to meet with the CEO and CFO next. Great. I sent a thank you email to him immediately. This was exactly a week ago. I've heard nothing. I sent a follow up email 2 days after my interview to see about the meeting with the CEO. No response. Is this the norm, should I follow up again... move on?
I was really enthusiastic about the position and looking forward to the next steps here. Plus he was the one who said "I'll have you meet with our CEO (name) and CFO (name) next". Just not sure what, if anything I should do here. I've continued with my job search, but this scenario just baffles me. Especially when he said they were looking to hire someone pretty quickly! Would love to hear your thoughts!
For context, I'm a marketing director for an ad agency and this was a similar role, just not at an agency. So if you know of any leads, please let me know :)
Anonymous
09/04/21 at 8:18PM UTC
Just some backroom insight. Alot of these jobs are going to fresh out of school college grads, freelancers, consultants and off shore workers that will work for way less and I imagine according to these companies produce quicker more high quality work. It is not fair and its not right. You have to make yourself ultra competitive on your resume for these types of roles. Take courses, go back to school etc.
Anonymous
09/04/21 at 8:13PM UTC
Can someone please explain to me what they love about doing marketing? It seems like such a boring field. I have an interview coming up that requires some soft marketing skills and I can’t even bring myself to watch a video on it. Not to interject on the post but everyone seems so obsessed with marketing and I find it rather dull. How do you do that type of work for 8 hours without falling asleep in your keyboard lol!
Susan Bishop
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09/02/21 at 11:59PM UTC
This type of scenario has happened to me more than once. It is so rude to not respond to a person who has taken the time to interview. I have been searching for a position for over a year. I appreciate it so much when I get a call to say “we are moving in a different direction and will not be moving forward with you” the company is either ghosting you are the CEO has a very busy schedule
Anonymous
09/03/21 at 7:59PM UTC
I know, it's so frustrating. Today is Friday and still nothing. I'm sure they're out for the holiday weekend at this point!
Victoria RegoReiki Master, writer, customer service
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09/02/21 at 3:26PM UTC
I've had this happen now with three interviews that went really well, including two second interviews; not only did I never receive a response to my thank you emails and follow ups, I later saw them posting a new ad for the same position. My sentiment would be to move on, if they want to continue the hiring process, they will reach out to you.
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 8:13PM UTC
Yes, I'm to that point for sure :) Appreciate that!
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 1:41PM UTC
Continue on with your search. I wouldn’t put all my eggs in one basket.
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 8:12PM UTC
Thank you, agreed!
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 1:26PM UTC
Unfortunately I see this all the time internally when trying to schedule interviews with leaders, their calendars are off the charts and although I don’t understand why they don’t make time they’re that busy in some cases .
i’ve scheduled some interviews as far as a month out and I waited to schedule that appointment for weeks so it may not be over .unfortunately for me as a recruiter it’s the norm and it’s very frustrating for me.
Even though it’s not a no you have to continue your search because things do happen internally, budgets are cut , staff leave and their position has to be filled but many times I’ve been told I need to have someone in place in three weeks and two months later I’m still interviewing it’s hard to accept but it is unfortunately the norm of the broken process of talent acquisition.
This is where change and transformation really needs to take place at the top if you want to be part of the hiring process you need to make time it’s just as important as driving revenue
Anonymous
09/04/21 at 8:21PM UTC
Managers who do this really are just dodging the talent you offered them. They will use budgets and timelines as an excuse to keep legalities in order.
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 8:12PM UTC
Very well said! Thank you for this!
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 1:24PM UTC
I am in a similar position and I understand how deflating it can be when it seems you've been ghosted. However do not take it personally and do follow up. I had an interview where the person who I would be reporting to told me in the interview that i was a good fit and that he wanted me to to progress to the next stage and meet the CEO for a interview. When I hadnt heard back from him after a couple of days I followed up and was told the CEO was on leave. A week went by and I still had not heard back from the manager I followed up again and a few days later the manager emailed me and cc'd the CEO apologising for the delay and letting me know he had been ill. The CEO then replied and asked for my availability for the 2nd interview. I replied enthusiastically with a few date selections. 1 week later still no response from the CEO I followed up again and recieved an immediate reply and apology the CEO had been in leave again. I had my 2nd interview a few days later and was told that there had been another resignation in the same team I was interviewing in and that they were open to me applying for that position too and the CEO wants me to meet the rest of the team so we can discuss the new role in addition to the original role and discuss a new hybrid role possibility. Anyway my point is that August is dominated by school holidays and it does affect workflow and how quick decisions can be made in addition there could be other factors in play that are causing the delay in feeding back to you. So dont give up keep following up and keep applying to other roles too so that you have options.
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 8:10PM UTC
Oh my goodness, what a great outcome! That's wonderful - and very encouraging to me as well! Appreciate it!
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 1:18PM UTC
Try calling. It would make you stand out b/c so few people call these days. It is rude in my opinion foot a company to take up time, give promise and then ... crickets. Try again. Best wishes on your endeavors.
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 8:06PM UTC
Thank you - good idea!
Anonymous
09/01/21 at 7:22PM UTC
Ghosting has been a rising trend. I work in HR and I find it to be a disgrace. As some one else had mentioned prior it is in the company's best interest to send out rejection letters to applicants even if its just generic. With those that had 1st interviews a more detailed generic letter should be used. Those eliminated in final round should have a personalized template rejection letter of some sort.
I am not a fan of the ghosting trend and I feel its bad for business. However, its easy for companies with smaller and over worked HR staff so I see why they do it. The way I personally look at this though is, if you can't give me a rejection letter I probably didn't want to work for you anyways. Any more these days I take that as a red flag and write them off from any future employment endeavors.
Right now the job market is hot in certain areas so I wouldn't waste time on non responders as your next opportunity could be right around the corner.
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 8:05PM UTC
Ah great insight! Thank you for this - it does explain quite a bit. Stinks, but yes, makes sense.
Valerie Eden
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09/01/21 at 7:05PM UTC
Unfortunately, I do see this a lot. I work with employers and companies that are hiring and we call it the applicant golden rule that they deserve courtesy, updates and information on the job they took the time to apply for. This should be the case even without an interview, but certainly after. Hiring managers should do better to keep candidates 'warm' because it is the first experience of the company and reputation damaging when you don't care enough to start them out with a positive experience. I'd reach out and let them know how you feel and that you're very interested in the role.
Anonymous
09/02/21 at 8PM UTC
Thank you - I did this morning so we'll see.
