How long after a phone interview should I realize the recruiter has moved on?

Had an interview with a recruiter 8 days ago that seemingly went well and on the call she said she was going to try and schedule the next interview with an ecd soon after. It’s been 8 days since that call and the day after the call I sent a thank you email saying to let me know about next steps. When should I send a follow up email and when do I accept that I’ve been ghosted?

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The time to send a follow up is now. Five or six business days is reasonable … schedules get busy, leadership can be hard to pin down, and she may have had a few other candidates she wanted to send through at the same time for review. But she owes you an answer (even if it’s not the one you were hoping for).

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I’m sorry you’re dealing with that: it’s the worst feeling. I really wish there was a better and more consistent process for closing the loop on things. Often times I feel like recruiters are waiting on their internal clients to get back to them but if you’re a top prospect they want, they should keep you warm. I do agree with the other posters that time is now to reach back out just to prompt and see if it’s still an opportunity

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