I made it to the final round of interviews for a job and then was told that next steps have been put on hold while they sort out some internal moves. I was also told that I’m a “very strong candidate” and they’d keep me posted on any updates about hiring.

What’s an appropriate amount of time to wait before contacting the recruiter for an update, if they don’t get back to me first? Or just for contacting the recruiter to maintain that relationship in general?

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I’d wouldn’t get my hopes up and would start looking elsewhere immediately.

Check in with/ them though at the 10 business day mark. Good luck.

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Heard that same "you're a strong candidate" line after going through 3 rounds of interviews and was in the process of scheduling interview #4 when the job was "paused" because someone on the team resigned. Cool, I understand needing time to regroup. But it's been over a month and was ghosted completely by the recruiter, even after I sent a follow up email asking for a status update. The level of rudeness and lack of consideration for my time that I'm experiencing as a job seeker in this cold job market is disappointing and disheartening. It takes one minute to write an email saying we moved on with someone else.

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One week, if they really want to hire you they would not hesitate too long, as they may lose you to another job offer. Then they would have to start over in the job search. If it's longer than a week then there may be too many people making a final decision or the budget may have been cut and they are trying to get it back. "Internal moves " is also a red flag.

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I give it two weeks tops and then move on to other opportunities. The corporate gears tend to grind verrrry slow, and if they’re trying to work out internal stuff, it’s likely those changes will take a while.

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