Feeling discouraged... I have applied to multiple companies with referrals. I have interviewed for countless positions. Recently, I have been in the final round of interviews for 2 different companies (third and fourth round). I have gotten positive feedback, and told I should hear back within several days. However, I have been ghosted and communication has been cutoff completely by both companies. This is even after sending follow-up emails. Any insight?

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They’re still interviewing candidates or waiting on a green light from finance. It sucks but it happens all the time. Most recruiters aren’t professional enough to respond and maintain communication with candidates. Hang in there! Best of luck!

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Hiring freezes can happen any time, without hiring managers even knowing it until the last step when they connect with finance! Crazy right?

And it’s not the norm to let the external candidate know, so they end up thinking they got rejected 🥲 there’s been a lot of lay offs happening lately, I wouldn’t be surprised if companies were slow to hire

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No advice but wishing you luck - keep going, you’ve got this!!

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Just happening to me right now, had 4 rounds of interviews, including presentation, and got ghosted for a 1.5 week, sent out an email, was told recruiter gonna connect with me; but by the tone of the message kinda obvious I didn’t get it. Yet, I also saw they just posted fresh job ads for the same position.
I got used to ghosting at the initial stages but it kinda suck when you’re one of the final candidates, no need to wait two weeks to send a rejection if they’re clearly moving on, so I feel ya! But unless you have an offer, nothing really is a guarantee

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