My partner and I were brought in to do a second interview for a job at a very decent (but also huge) shop. How long is typical to go from that meeting with no word before you assume you didn’t get it?

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A... Huge... Shop?

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Agree two weeks. That said...all you in house and other recruiters on here - how hard is it to set expectations and keep candidates apprised? It seems to be a massive complaint, and it’s JUST NOT THAT HARD!!!

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Thanks, all! Very helpful. And yes - Creative Lead, one hundred percent... I’d love it if recruiters actually told you if you didn’t get the job. At least then you’d know.

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I’d say two weeks. Two weeks isn’t that long - there might be other candidates, someone is on vacation, finance drags its feet. my last hire was 2 weeks and I knew before the end of the interview we were going to make the candidate an offer.

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Definitely at least two weeks. One week doesn’t mean much.

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I feel that ghosting is becoming an acceptable form of rejection for this industry. Recruiters, this isn’t fucking Tinder, it’s people’s fucking livelihoods. Wo/man the fuck up. If it’s a no, just create a template, insert a name and press send. Not. That. Fucking. Difficult.

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My rule of thumb is a week before making myself give up hope. If you hear from someone there, like a recruiter or coordinator, saying “we’re still figuring out money / organization / whatever” then I’ll give it a bit longer.

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It’s not always easy to base it on time. There are so many circumstances that go in to how quickly a decision is made that are not predictable despite the best intentions. Client requirements change, peoples travel schedules, ability to schedule other interviews, finance approvals etc. You should feel empowered to follow up within 7 days if you haven’t heard

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UPDATE (RE: SoCal Assistant Controller Interview)

So after two weeks of waiting (and giving up on the idea of getting the job really), the recruiter got back to me.

They said due to month-end and quarter-end close they were busy and couldn’t get back to me as quickly for a “good update”.

The recruiter said the CFO enjoyed our call, she, the CFO, will call me next week directly to “discuss some final things”.

Not sure if Im hired or not, but are there any questions about the job, comp (cont.)

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Kis baat ka attitude hain bhai itna ? And it happens mostly in India.

Just say NO, Sorry your skills are not a match, don't ignore. You were also candidates once.

Worse they say We'll check or get back to you. But never come back. Luckily I got selected into a tier-1 company and their Recruiter ignored me once 😂. I am gonna personally meet that recruiter on Day1.

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