No follow-up from employer after in person interviee

[Anonymous]

Omg NP here and this happened to me, too. 6 interviews including three in person, and it’s been a month and nothing. Have followed up with everyone including the recruiter and the response is no news. Did companies just decide to shelf positions?

[Anonymous]

If you want the job, then YOU follow up.

[Anonymous]

Given the current climate, maybe employer is no longer viable

[Anonymous]

It may be too early. At my org, we can't (or at least, don't) inform those not hired until the process is completely done in case we need a backup. And the process takes *forever*. Lots of layers of approval, background check, EEO check of our process, etc. It's easily a month and often more before we make an informal offer to the chosen candidate and when everything else is finalized. And that will seem like more than a month to people who were interviewed early in the process.

[Anonymous]

I got a job and waited over two months for a start date. I finally just gave up. No one would respond to me.

[Anonymous]

OP - for your situation, I think they're likely still interviewing candidates. So you're not out, but you're probably not the leading candidate. The recruiter may also not be on top of this. They're often busy, not thinking strategically about how to keep good candidates warm, and are reacting solely to the hiring manager (who may also not be as focused on this). I wouldn't lose all hope. I also think it is reasonable for you to reach out asking if there is an update.

[Anonymous]

I do think it’s typical. Many employers know their chosen candidate could back out, so they don’t “release” the other candidates.

[Anonymous]

Bear Sterns still has not got back to me. I nailed all nine interview 2004. Should I follow up.

[Anonymous]

Thankfully this does not happen at my employer, and it really should not be the norm. Ghosting, personally and professionally stinks.

Totally agree with the earlier point—sometimes there’s a clear top candidate who goes through reference checks or a final meeting, but then does not end up taking the job. At that point, the panel circles back to others who were in the mix and considered top candidates.

That lag can feel like ghosting from the outside, but the process is still active. That said, if someone reaches out to check in, we always reply and let them know the status. It is not that hard to be decent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wondering if YOU followed up, OP?
(7 out of 10 people neglect to follow an in-person interview with an email or hand-written note to THANK the interviewer(s) and ASK for the job.) if someone else were just as qualified yet appeared more eager to accept an offer, they may opt to go with this person.

At any rate—it doesn’t hurt to follow up now. At worst, you find out they went with someone else (which, if true, doesn’t change the outcome) At best, you learn new information that may include that you were the first interviewee and the process they have requires interviewing three candidates and the third just interviewed last Friday? You never know…

Hand-written note? Ask for the job? Maybe send a gift basket or home-baked cookies to stand out?
No one likes an arrogant candidate, but too eager may be even worse, not to mention undignified.

[Anonymous]

So here’s a good one. I have had a recruiter not show for three scheduled zoom interviews this week. Day 1, I show up on the zoom and wait and nothing for 15 min. Then midway through the interview time I got a calendar invite rescheduling me to the next day. So I have to take time off from work again and login. Waiting day two. Again, no show. Wait the entire 30 min. No show. Then recruiter sends me a third calendar invite for today. I take time off again and show up in zoom and again he’s a no show. At this point I am tempted to track down whoever the hiring manager is at the company and give them an earful. This person is representing the company in a terrible light. I have now had to use my time off 3 days in a row for nothing.

[Anonymous]

I once got offered a job over the phone with extensive details and a promise to email the contract and details that afternoon, and got completely ghosted (and my follow up calls and emails were ignored). This was a name brand firm that everyone in the advertising industry knows and respects.

No one cares. It’s a good sign you got an in-person interview. Hold your head up high and just keep going, and don’t let the doubts seeded by ghosting throw you off track.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So here’s a good one. I have had a recruiter not show for three scheduled zoom interviews this week. Day 1, I show up on the zoom and wait and nothing for 15 min. Then midway through the interview time I got a calendar invite rescheduling me to the next day. So I have to take time off from work again and login. Waiting day two. Again, no show. Wait the entire 30 min. No show. Then recruiter sends me a third calendar invite for today. I take time off again and show up in zoom and again he’s a no show. At this point I am tempted to track down whoever the hiring manager is at the company and give them an earful. This person is representing the company in a terrible light. I have now had to use my time off 3 days in a row for nothing.

Amazon did that to me for a higher-level managerial role a decade ago. My employer at the time (finance) had very strict policies for leave as well as phone and work laptop use so I had a huge struggle to make the timing work. And then finally during the 4th interview a different interviewer showed up who didn’t know the role and hadn’t seen my resume and was definitely not interviewing for the role I was applying to.

It was horrible at the time but after similar incidents over the years, I’ve resolved to just accept it as normal and a sign of how dysfunctional and disrespectful the modern workplace is.