Uhh... Huh? (Job interview update)

[Deleted]

So all week I've been in the dumps about not getting contact back from my interview last Wednesday. I had emailed the interviewer last Thursday morning, per her directions, to set up a phone date, and heard nothing back.

Well she just emailed and asked me to email her my questions so she could respond. She apologized and said she was out of town. So... This means I'm not out yet, right? She wouldn't waste her time communicating with someone they weren't going to hire, right?

This is so emotionally draining!

[aurora]

It sounds promising to me! Good luck and please keep us posted.

[Deleted]

I think you are still in it. If you were not in the consideration set, you would get stuff like: We are still compiling feedback, apologies for the delay but more to come, etc.

I would not ask for your questions if I knew you were out.


Accck GL!!!

[spunkarella]

Sounds promising! Good luck!

[Deleted]

Well, huh. So it would be inappropriate to write back with: "what the hell, man? This totally isn't proceeding on the timeline you laid out! So I panicked, drank too much, cried a little and then decided, fuck it, we'll have another baby and made an appointment to have my IUD removed on August 6. So am I still on you list or not? And when will you make a goddamn decision?"

How should I appropriately phrase "can you tell me where you are on this hiring process?"

[aurora]

Jul 25, 2014 17:39:55 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Well, huh. So it would be inappropriate to write back with: "what the hell, man? This totally isn't proceeding on the timeline you laid out! So I panicked, drank too much, cried a little and then decided, fuck it, we'll have another baby and made an appointment to have my IUD removed on August 6. So am I still on you list or not? And when will you make a goddamn decision?"

How should I appropriately phrase "can you tell me where you are on this hiring process?"

LOL to the first part.

As for the question, is there a hard deadline by which you need more info?  If not, and I know it's ridiculously hard, but I would refrain from asking today.  I'd send her my questions as she had asked, and then give it another couple of days.  It's of course natural for you to want to know, but if she just got back from vacation she might not even be fully in the loop herself as to timing.

[msmerymac]

Jul 25, 2014 17:39:55 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Well, huh. So it would be inappropriate to write back with: "what the hell, man? This totally isn't proceeding on the timeline you laid out! So I panicked, drank too much, cried a little and then decided, fuck it, we'll have another baby and made an appointment to have my IUD removed on August 6. So am I still on you list or not? And when will you make a goddamn decision?"

How should I appropriately phrase "can you tell me where you are on this hiring process?"

Asking what the next steps in the process are is usually the way to go. Do you want to know if you're a final candidate, the first choice, one of 5, etc? I don't think you can really get a response to that. But if she says, "We'd like to bring you in to meet X, Y and Z next week," then you'll at least know you're moving on.

[Deleted]

Here's a secret--Interviews NEVER proceed at the rate interviewers state. Okay, sometimes they do, but rarely.

There's too many moving parts.

Hang in there and keep your chin up:)

[Deleted]

Jul 25, 2014 17:49:38 GMT -5 aurora said:

Jul 25, 2014 17:39:55 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Well, huh. So it would be inappropriate to write back with: "what the hell, man? This totally isn't proceeding on the timeline you laid out! So I panicked, drank too much, cried a little and then decided, fuck it, we'll have another baby and made an appointment to have my IUD removed on August 6. So am I still on you list or not? And when will you make a goddamn decision?"

How should I appropriately phrase "can you tell me where you are on this hiring process?"

LOL to the first part.

As for the question, is there a hard deadline by which you need more info?  If not, and I know it's ridiculously hard, but I would refrain from asking today.  I'd send her my questions as she had asked, and then give it another couple of days.  It's of course natural for you to want to know, but if she just got back from vacation she might not even be fully in the loop herself as to timing.

No hard deadline. I'd just like to be done with it and move on with our lives. I don't like not having a plan. 

[polarbearfans]

You are still in It! Sometimes things come up. One person I recently
Hired was a couple weeks past when I said a decision would be made. Stuff comes up.

[imojoebunny]

My DH hires a lot of people, the time line is never what he wants, what he wants is someone in the job ASAP, and he is busy all the time. He would not be emailing you while traveling, unless he was interested :-).

[LoveTrains]

I'm not surprised it is taking a little longer. It always does! Keep your chin up.

[ellipses84]

Having been on the interviewer side, they are extremely busy and shorthanded, which is why they are hiring someone and the days go by fast. Being on the interviewer side, it is excruciatingly slow and I also hate not having a plan for my life! Good Luck!

[drloretta]

You were in the dumps about not hearing about a job you interviewed a week ago? My rule of thumb is to give them at least 2 weeks to get back to me on next steps for an interview. Especially during the summer, when vacation schedules have to be juggled.

Yes, you are still in the running. I see no problem with e-mailing your questions and saying, "What are next steps in the process, am I still a candidate, and when do you expect next steps to proceed?"

[Deleted]

I emailed her about 7 questions on Friday night, ranging from "what are the day to day duties?" to "how would you describe the organization's culture?" She responded this afternoon, though she couldn't answer all of the questions fully. I didn't ask a "so where is this process at?" question, and I'm hesitant to keep poking. I'll thank her for responding to my questions, and see what happens this week. If I hear nothing, I'll follow up next week.

Argh. This weekend would have been the ideal time to put our house on the market!

[drloretta]

Jul 27, 2014 22:14:02 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

I emailed her about 7 questions on Friday night, ranging from "what are the day to day duties?" to "how would you describe the organization's culture?" She responded this afternoon, though she couldn't answer all of the questions fully. I didn't ask a "so where is this process at?" question, and I'm hesitant to keep poking.

Is there a reason why you're hesitant? I think it's perfectly reasonable to find out, esp since you said you want to have a plan

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Jul 28, 2014 5:11:16 GMT -5 drloretta said:

Jul 27, 2014 22:14:02 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

I emailed her about 7 questions on Friday night, ranging from "what are the day to day duties?" to "how would you describe the organization's culture?" She responded this afternoon, though she couldn't answer all of the questions fully. I didn't ask a "so where is this process at?" question, and I'm hesitant to keep poking.

Is there a reason why you're hesitant? I think it's perfectly reasonable to find out, esp since you said you want to have a plan

I guess I'm hesitant to come off as desperate (which I am) and needy? I feel like I can be patient through the end of this week. If I still haven't heard a peep, I'll call the HR department and inquire.

From the way the interviewer phrased her response to me, I sense the position is still I filled. Either they're running behind on filling it, or their top choice turned them down Friday morning, which is why they re-engaged with me.

[rbp]

Jul 25, 2014 17:56:53 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

Here's a secret--Interviews NEVER proceed at the rate interviewers state. Okay, sometimes they do, but rarely.

There's too many moving parts.

Hang in there and keep your chin up:)

Yeah, in the year I was interviewing, I had phone interviews in December, then radio silence until late January.  :? I know academics have this cushy winter break, but I was sitting there losing my mind and applying for "Plan B" jobs in the meantime!