Anonymous wrote:Urgh, I suppose no news is bad news. Back to the drawing board. Hopefully when I'm in a position to recruit/interview others I will remember how important it is to treat people well and fairly (even if it just means responding to emails in a timely way-regardless of whether the news is good or bad). Life lessons...

PP here. Likewise. I will always try to respond, be courteous and give feedback.

Urgh, I suppose no news is bad news. Back to the drawing board. Hopefully when I'm in a position to recruit/interview others I will remember how important it is to treat people well and fairly (even if it just means responding to emails in a timely way-regardless of whether the news is good or bad). Life lessons...

Isn't there an etiquette or just doing-the-right-thing element to getting back to people in a timely manner. The hiring manager I met with first talked money, projects and many specifics and made the whole thing seem like a "done-deal." That is why the lack of word for over a week seems so odd now. Is it a red flag for bad management or is this the new norm?

I would follow up with the recruiter after 1 week. Ask what the next steps are and when they might have more information. Follow up a few days after that time line has passed. Other than the thank you emails, I wouldn't contact the people you interviewed with directly, unless you knew them well before the interview.

I think it is reasonable to wait two weeks. That said, if you blew them away (private sector) the offer comes pretty quickly.

As for etiquette for hearing back, it really depends on the firm and culture of the firm.

For example McKinsey is very good in having one of the partners or top managers get back to you after 1-2 weeks to inform you of the decision and even will offer to give you a call to discuss for 15-20 mins what the rationale was for their decision.

That said, currently i'm being strung along by a particular company for almost 3 months and the hiring manager and HR person keeps saying that i'm under consideration but they are still interviewing. And the Hiring manager had the gall to call up and say that if i don't get the job he wants to stay in touch.

I'm guessing why they are doing this is because they've hired someone but that person hasn't started yet and when they do start, they'll let me know i was rejected. Until then maybe they have to say 'i'm still being considered' because perhaps it is company policy.

What do you think is an appropriate/reasonable time frame to hear back after an interview? The interview appeared to go well (who knows, I suppose) and I have followed up with the hiring manager and haven't heard anything. Interview was 1 week ago. Obviously, my knee-jerk reaction is oh-well-I-guess-that-didn't-work-out. Is that right?

Also, is there any etiquette about hearing back even if they don't want you for the job? Do they typically give you the courtesy of telling you it won't work...or do they just not call. Haven't been job seeking in many years, but the lack of follow up is surprising to me.