This is commonly referred to as a company “ghosting” you. They Don’t Want to Deliver Bad NewsĪs discussed in the signs you didn’t get the job post, a possible reason for a delay is because the company has decided to go with someone else and doesn’t want to tell you. However, if the hiring company is organized, they should be planning around that and/or communicating it to you. Vacations are an obvious one that could cause a wait in the hiring process. There are some instances where a company may not know exactly what they want, will go out and start talking to candidates, and then have further internal discuss about what the actual role or level of the role should be. Lack of Alignment on the RoleĪnother thing that I’ve seen delay a hiring process is lack of internal alignment on a role. For example, if the hiring manager leaves in the middle of an interview process, or there is a CEO change, that could impact a hiring process.
I have seen some instances where organizational changes may delay or stop a hiring process. The company may be interviewing other candidates and want to finish talking to everyone before communicating a decision. The most common reason to be waiting to hear back after an interview is that the process still hasn’t been completed. There are a number of reasons why there may be a wait to hear back from a potential employer, including the following: The Interview Process Hasn’t Been Completed
Often, five business days will be enough for them to complete a round of interviews, but there are times where it may be a bit more so if you’re fine if you want to wait a bit longer. In my experience, a company will often try to stack interviews in close proximity to one another so that they can compare all of the conversations in close proximity to one another. On the high end, I generally wouldn’t wait any longer than ten business days to follow up. If the company did not provide a timeline by which they would respond to you, then my general rule of thumb would be wait at least five business days before you follow up. If No Timeline, Wait at Least Five Business Days And a follow up after that timeline would be completely appropriate. That way, they’ve committed to a timeline to you. The best rule of thumb that you can follow for knowing how long to wait to follow up is to ask them when you should expect to hear back regarding a decision at the end of your final round interview.
Wait Until The Timeline They ProvidedĪfter the thank you note, that’s when you have to wait for the follow up that you really want to do…a check in on the status of a job offer.
#SHOULD YOU FOLLOW UP AFTER AN INTERVIEW HOW TO#
This article provides some good recommendations for how to write an effective thank you note. And the least you can do to show appreciation is to send a follow up note. And yes, I think that’s appropriate even if your interview was just a phone screen or video call.Īt the end of the day, someone from a company is giving their time to connect with you. I would recommend doing that within 24 hours. Your first follow up after a job interview should be sending a thank you note.
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