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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the feedback.

I've been told I'm a finalist for the position, but after the 4th interview (which happened a day after the 3rd) various key team members were on vacation, which is a main reason things have moved slowly.

My reason for wanting the job? My current org is a mess, and this place seems like a great "next step."  While this org might be a mess as well, this would be a significant pay increase, larger team, shorter commute. I also would like to leave my current job no later than mid-September, or else I'll really be  screwing them (a huge project kicks off in November). Otherwise, I'll feel obligated to stay and see it through (until January).

I hate to feel like the "runner up" for a job. Do companies treat these hires differently that first choice candidates? [/quote]

12:02 here.  If you were told you are a finalist, then, yes, I would suspect the delay is that they are offering to someone else and waiting to hear back.  The "team members are on vacation" is just a stalling tactic because it's likely a decision was made pretty quickly.  In fact, it's likely the decision was made after the 3rd interview.

No, I don't think it matters once you are hired that you weren't the first choice.  It happens often.  Many times, companies and organizations don't get their first choice (for any number of reasons).  That's why they string people along, because it's always a possibility their first choice will turn it down.

I was the first choice recently for a job.  I was told I was the first choice, and the offer was made the morning after my interview.  I turned it down (for a variety of reasons -- that's the topic of another thread).  They hired someone I know (she doesn't even know I interviewed for the job).  We aren't friends, but we are acquaintances through working in a similar field.  I don't even think she knows she was the second choice.  So I doubt it affected the way they treated her.  
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