Alright, I've been pretty frustrated about this for a couple weeks now. I've made a couple threads dealing with this interview, and it's turning out to be really weird. Let me break it down: Friday, Oct. 18: I partake in a phone interview. The interviewer said that the purpose of the phone interview is basically to judge personality and character because the position will be working really close with said interviewer. If she can't get along with them, then it won't work. By the end of the interview, we are laughing and joking with each other...we schedule a day to have a round 2 interview (face to face). She alerts me this will be a quick process and she wants to have an offer out by the week of the 27th. Tuesday, Oct. 21: I arrive a little early to the interview (interview is at 7:30am). Interviewer arrives about 15 minutes late and said that her blackberry didn't show her anything for the day. Whatever, no big deal at this point. I go on with the interview and feel I did really well. It was one of the better interviews I've had because it wasn't typical strengths and weaknesses questions, but she chose the obscure things off my resume and asked me about them...then asked me to link them to about how I work. It was pretty fun, I made some realizations about myself End of interview comes and she asks me to send her my salary requirements and any questions I may come up with. Later that afternoon: I e-mail her when I told her I would with a couple questions and my salary requirement. I hear nothing back (I like to get confirmation e-mails) Wednesday, Oct. 22: I e-mail her to make sure she got my previous e-mail (my internet connection was not the greatest when I sent it). She responds back quickly saying that she did get it and that she will be making a decision for 3rd round interview candidates "later in the week". Friday, Oct. 24: I'm waiting to hear back from her. 4:30pm rolls around which I figure is as "later in the week" as you can get so I give her a call. She doesn't answer, so I leave her a nice voicemail letting her know that it would be alright to contact me outside of business hours if it's easier on her schedule. Hear nothing back... Monday, Oct. 27: Keep in mind, this is the week she wanted an offer out by. I e-mail her in the morning asking her the same thing I did in the voicemail, basically if there has been any progress in the interviewing status. She e-mails back about 5 min later saying she is finishing up 3rd round interviews* and will contact everyone later in the week. I've only had 2 interviews and am now wondering why she is conducting 3rd round interviews. I would like to know if I have not been chosen. So, I e-mail her back asking her if I have been chosen for a 3rd interview or if I'm even still in the running? Tuesday, Oct. 28: She replies to my e-mail telling me she made a typo and she meant that she is finishing up 2nd round interviews. Then she will make her decision and contact everyone with the results on Wednesday. Wednesday, Oct. 29: Excited because today is the day I will hear if I'm still in it....or so I thought Again, I wait all day until about 4:30 which is when I decide I'm going to call her. Again, she doesn't answer so I leave her another voicemail asking about the progress. Don't hear back from her. Today, Oct. 30: I e-mail her in the morning because she seems to respond better to e-mails. I asked her about the progress and apologize for bugging her. She responds within minutes telling me that she was in meetings all day yesterday and that she had no time to make the decision. Her e-mail seemed in an annoyed tone (but that's just my opinion). I am now told I will hear about it tomorrow....we'll see! If you made it through reading all of this...here is what bugs me. She didn't respond to any of my voice mails, yet responded very quickly to my e-mails. I would much prefer to talk to her in person. Second, she kept feeding me dates of when I would hear back from her...and didn't follow up on any of them, not even to say that she needs more time or anything. Third, the one time she did give me a specific day I would hear back from her (Wednesday, Oct. 29) she claimed she had meetings all day. I know a day full of meetings doesn't just pop up out of nowhere like that. Am I over reacting? Am I bugging her too much? In one of her e-mails she said that she "respects my tenacity and aggressive communication style".
well as soon as the interviewer is late..you know something is wrong with that picture...she doesn't seem very organized which to me..would worry me..i want to be in a company that has their stuff together you know what i mean? She seems to be beating around the bush...and no one makes a typo..saying 3rd instead of 2nd lol i don't get that... i don't wanna drag you down..but this is just my observation...she seems kinda mean
as i read all this seems to me that u really want this job...HR or any hiring manager are really busy if it comes to interview candidates...so u must understand their point of view...then the other hand u did just right about keeping calling and e mail them.... this also might be a test as well, because that also show you that are an eager potential employee....it could be a runaround and don't be surprise if she/he hired someone else beside u
lol I wouldn't call her mean. She apologized a ton for being late, whatever I get it...mistakes happen. She does have the fact that she's basically working 2 full time jobs. See, she got promoted and is in charge of filling her old position...so as of right now, she's doing her promoted job and her old job which probably doesn't leave her much time in the day.
Poor form on her part, but ^here's your answer to what's going on. I would read her unorganized flightiness as a reflection of her current situation rather than a reflection of her character (hopefully) or that of the company.
I do, when I met her in person for our interview I was very impressed with her. She was very organized and very goal-oriented. On one hand I feel like I'm calling/e-mailing her too much and on the other hand I feel like if I just sit back and wait for her to call, it'll make it seem like I really don't care about getting the position.
Gotcha... it sounds like you've already made yourself stand out from the other candidates. Personally, I'd leave it alone for now so you don't end up pissing her off lol
You're reading to much in to it. She is likely very busy with other work, and has not had a chance to finish up the hiring process. Take it from someone who's had to coordinate a search committee, sometime it's a lot of work and doesn't go on schedule.
After having gotten through a really tough hiring process, I feel your pain. Just be patient, the hiring process is never smooth from either side. And if you don't get this job, then you move on to the next one. Hang in there man.
ok uhm i'd leave her alone for a few days. Try emailing again on Monday. This quote says it in office-doublespeak, that's a way of saying "I am annoyed with this, but I can't say I'm annoyed with it because I'm supposed to be nice to you until you are hired or turned down." If I read that, I'd take it as a signal to back off for a few days. At least. Send another one on monday. You should email at least once a week, and at most twice a week. I know that the market is hard (believe me, I've been out of work since 12/31). Reading an email is just like reading a forum, you need to be able to discern whether someone is being genuinely nice, or just being nice because their HR person (or friends, in a forum's case) tells them they have to.
Anyone wanna take bets on if she'll get back to me today like she said she would?!?! Oh, and in any other circumstance, I wouldn't be calling/e-mailing her this much...but the fact of the matter is that she is telling me that she will contact me and never does.
Nope, it sounds like it'd be counterproductive at this point. There's aggressive, and then there's annoying. It's finding that balance that's tricky.
Nah, she said she would contact everyone today....there's still a lot of "today" left! If I don't hear anything I'll think about it on Monday.
okay, here's what you do......MOVE ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, hard thing to do. However, you've done everything you can. As people on here have stated, you need to keep the ball roling with your job hunt and focus on other opportunities. If this one is meant to be, it will happen. I JUST filled a position with a client and technically the position should've been filled a month ago with their own candidate. However, their candidate kept bugging the hiring manager (because the process was a bit slow do to his workload) and he became annoyed and decided to turn her down. she was more qualified and cheaper ( no recruiter fee), but she went too far and pissed him off. MOVE ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if it happens, it happens good luck in your search
I personally think if she really liked you she would follow up with you. I mean technically she is buying your experience. She is the buyer in this situation and not the seller. If she really digs and knows you'll do great she wouldn't ignore you man.
Ya, I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket Again, I understand that these things can take a while...but when she tells me she will have a decision tomorrow and alert everyone of it, then I never hear from her, I start to wonder. On a side note, I've been getting a lot of calls from companies wanting to hire sales (mostly b2b)...I never thought I would get into sales! Still don't really know if I want to.
hey at least you got a job offer that you got a **** load of interviews for...i get a job interview saying the position is already filled lol wtf
annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd I didn't get the job...same reason I don't get any job, because of my experience level! It's like a circle of death...how am I supposed to get experience if noone with hire me!?!?!?! It looks like I might have to settle with sales
Yeah, I went through the same thing after I finished school. Keep searching and don't give up because something will eventually pop up.
dont give up GC thats my problem to...just keep trying and keep trying and keep trying youll eventually find it
might want to try networking associations, peer groups, job hunting and interview classes through Church or your local Community Center??? Keep pushing!!!!
