Not hearing back after interview

theballz

Hi Guys,

So... I was approached by this company recently. I know several people who work in senior management there and they had an exciting role that I thought I would look into further.

The process went on for months. I went on multiple lunch meetings with hiring managers and got to know the company a little bit better.

The role is big and requires me to manage an entire region; they asked me to come in to interview. Part of this interview was building a plan for this region, clearly demonstrating my experience to develop how I would achieve the companies goal in this region. I put a hell of a lot of work into this presentation/plan.

So I went on site for 3 hours and presented back my ideas all of which was received exceptionally well. As I was leaving the head of recruitment said to "that was the best interview I've ever seen, I expect you'll have an offer by the end of the week." - that was two weeks ago, and I have heard nothing.

I have emailed the recruiter who has just ignored my emails. Are they just afraid to tell me that they are going with someone else? Or did they use me to see my ideas for the prospective role - it is odd. Surely a recruiter would have the decency to at least acknowledge someone's email?

TBH at this stage, I am not all that bothered about the role, I believe in full transparency in everything I do, but this has annoyed me massively.

Any thoughts?

Squatter

theballz wrote: »

Hi Guys,

So... I was approached by this company recently. I know several people who work in senior management there and they had an exciting role that I thought I would look into further.

The process went on for months. I went on multiple lunch meetings with hiring managers and got to know the company a little bit better.

The role is big and requires me to manage an entire region; they asked me to come in to interview. Part of this interview was building a plan for this region, clearly demonstrating my experience to develop how I would achieve the companies goal in this region. I put a hell of a lot of work into this presentation/plan.

So I went on site for 3 hours and presented back my ideas all of which was received exceptionally well. As I was leaving the head of recruitment said to "that was the best interview I've ever seen, I expect you'll have an offer by the end of the week." - that was two weeks ago, and I have heard nothing.

I have emailed the recruiter who has just ignored my emails. Are they just afraid to tell me that they are going with someone else? Or did they use me to see my ideas for the prospective role - it is odd. Surely a recruiter would have the decency to at least acknowledge someone's email?

TBH at this stage, I am not all that bothered about the role, I believe in full transparency in everything I do, but this has annoyed me massively.

Any thoughts?

Was the recruiter on two weeks' holliers over Easter?

theballz

Squatter wrote: »

Was the recruiter on two weeks' holliers over Easter?

Good point but she didn't mention it and no OOO on.

mollygreene

Have you tried calling the recruiter's office and asking to speak to them? Reception or their colleagues might let you know if there's something going on with the recruiter OR if they put you on hold then tell you they're 'in a meeting' , you know the recruiter is ignoring you.

theballz

mollygreene wrote: »

Have you tried calling the recruiter's office and asking to speak to them? Reception or their colleagues might let you know if something is going on with the recruiter OR if they put you on hold then tell you they're 'in a meeting', you know the recruiter is ignoring you.

No, I haven't tried that, and I don't exactly want to come across desperate.

The industry I work in is small, and I was a passive candidate, this wasn't a LinkedIn InMail approach - our work is incredibly specialised, and there are not many people in Dublin qualified to do it.

In short, I don't need the job I am in an excellent position now. I am just shocked that a company (very reputable one at that) would conduct themselves in such an unprofessional manner. I want to understand is this common or am I being taken advantage of?

jcorr

I went for an interview with a company before Christmas. It took them almost 2 months to get back to me. And they offered me the job, but there was a cock up on their end....I was annoyed about it because I had given up on it and had started to get into a new recruitment process with other companies. Some companies are annoying and not very sensitive.

I wouldn't be worried about two weeks. I would say it's alright if you email them after 2 - 3 weeks.

If you're in no rush, don't let it bother you.

Tiddlypeeps

Given that it is such a high level role it's most likely they aren't getting back to you because they don't have anything they can tell you right now.

If it was a no then they likely would have just let you know by now, especially since they contacted you directly to apply for the role, it would be pretty poor form to not get back to you and word gets around so don't see why they'd risk it for a role that likely has very few candidates coming through the door.

Reasons they might not have anything to tell you yet:
They might be reconsidering if the role even makes sense right now.
They might have someone else on the hook who they like more, but don't want to tell you no until they have the other candidate locked in as they consider you to be a solid second place.
The people who make decisions could be on holidays.
etc.
etc.

It's only been 2 weeks, and there was a major holiday in the middle, be patient.

wirelessdude01

I was once changing from one multinational to another. It took 7 months from first contact to job offer and then 3 months gardening leave. So 10 months to job start. The hiring process in these sort of companies is a long and drawn out process, especially so the higher up the position is.