I had an interview on Monday and the interviewer asked me if I am actively looking and I told her that I am and have an offer but have not accepted, waiting for the outcome of this interview..
and the interviewer said they would make the decision shortly and HR person would reach out. Haven't heard anything yet.. Am I just being anxious? I actually need to give an answer to the company who has offered me a job soon..
Jen
Senior Account Manager
140
12/01/21 at 8:21PM UTC
I had a situation like this one with my current company ages, ago. I had a competing offer and was waiting to hear back from my now-employer after the interview. I did end up reaching out again just to say I understood how busy everyone one is, and just want to reiterate my interest in the job, I have to make a decision on another offer, and did they have any updated info? I see this post is from a couple of weeks ago...I hope you ended up hearing good news from your interviewer!
Anonymous
11/19/21 at 9:19PM UTC
I need to say this loudly: "I HATE THIS QUESTION!" I want to make my response, are you looking into other candidates for this job? The answer is of course each way and would I want to waste my time interviewing and going through this process if I was not interested?
*Sorry now I feel better. Thank you!*
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
21.99k
11/20/21 at 2:41AM UTC
I ask all my candidates if they're actively interviewing.
If they've just started the interview process, I want to know that. They might need some - or a lot - more time before they're in a place to make a decision.
If they're anticipating an offer, I need to know that so I can light a fire under my hiring managers if necessary.
Would it be better to not ask and lose a candidate because I didn't ask and therefore didn't know?
Anonymous
11/17/21 at 6:25PM UTC
This might take at the least a few of more days since you've only just begun the process with the second company and it usually takes several meetings/calls to hammer out the details and receive a formal offer.
Anonymous
11/17/21 at 7:15PM UTC
Even it was the last round of interview?
Aynat
52
11/17/21 at 5:43PM UTC
It has only been 2 days, but I understand that you have another pending offer. It may be worthwhile to contact them and tell them that they are the #1; however, you need to respond to the other company by a certain date. This way they know by when to respond to you. Good luck and congrats on the offer.
