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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm trying to make sense of a seemingly dead-in-the-water interview process.  Things seemed to be going well - perfect fit for the job, hiring manager excited, talked money/hours/etc. and were on the same page.  Seemed like an offer was imminent.  But hiring manager asked me to meet with someone (at my level) that I would be working with (again, signaling that the job was to be mine).  After that meeting (which seemed to go well enough...but this person seemed a bit territorial about any new-hire), I have literally not heard anything from anyone at the firm!  I followed up with a thank you to the colleague-level person.  I waited a few days and then followed up with the hiring manager.  I have heard nothing from either one.  It has been just over two weeks.

I don't know what to make of this.  Does anyone have any advice.  I feel like I can't reach out to the hiring manager again b/c that might look weird or inappropriate.  I can't reach out to the colleague level person (after all, he might have torpedoed my chances with the firm for all I know).  There is not HR person in the loop b/c of the size of the firm.  My instinct is that the colleague-level guy sunk my chances somehow, but I do feel like the hiring manager owes me a call after having been so positive about my options.  Am I off base?  Is this type of radio silence normal if a firm changes their mind about a job candidate?

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.[/quote]

OP, I think you may be reading too much into the colleague level person.  I would contact the hiring manager and be collegial.  Say you are just checking in and would like to know the status of the position, if it is still open, you want to renew your interest.  If not, thank them for their time and ask to be considered for a future position.  My company can be very slow hiring or really fast depending on the job and the funding.  We are a government contractor so, for example, if we win a new award and need to staff up, then the managers put a lot of pressure on the recruiters to make hiring a priority.  If the funding is pending or we are waiting to hear something, then there is a risk to hiring people if they do not have projects to bill on.  I don't know what kind of company you interviewed with but a lot of companies in this region are vendors or contractors and revenue is dependent on receivables and and they only have a certain amount of backlog, that is money in hand that they can bill to overhead without having any direct work.  If you are interested in the job, then call and find out what is happening.[/quote]

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