Hi,

I applied to PA Consulting and have been stuck in the “In Review” stage for 3 months now. I messaged the HR representative where I got a response of “we have had a lot of applications it’s taking longer than expected we hope to get back to you soon.” Which I thought of as an automated response but that was expected.

What is concerning me is they have reopened the portal on the careers page. Is it safe to assume I won’t be getting invited to the interview stage? Why not just inform me?

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Sorry, it's probably our fault...

Given the recent Jacobs acquisition of the last bit of PA, I know a lot of things are up in the air right now between the two companies. I'm not sure why they would have re-opened things, but it's worth trying to have a little more patience than usual due to the changes afoot, and also worth following up again to see what's going on if it's been that long.

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So it’s Jacob’s to blame!

Kidding. I was aware this could be a factor, I wasn’t really checking but when I saw that the job portal had reopened I became suspicious! Thank you for your response.

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Not sure its necessarily down to the Jacobs transaction. We’ve still been actively hiring and sounds like this is a job post we’re struggling to fill.

More likely that you were good enough to keep on the books for now. But didn’t stand out enough for a direct offer.

What grade was it for? Principal?

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Thank you for your response!

Yes I assumed that is what was happening… could you elaborate what you think “on the books” would mean? Could I still be called up for an interview?

I was applying for a posting which mentioned there were multiple roles and levels available. So again a little confused! You’d think after nearly 4 months there would be a decision one way or another.

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