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How long do you have to wait after your first telephone interview?

Long time passed from my third interview. Should i call?

  • Hi there, Pls help I had a first interview with HRM specialist and store manager last August (2009) for a managerial position in a new large retail store to be built this year (2010 - construction has just started). Then i had second interview on September with the head of the department i will fit in and store manager. Then i waited for response and they called me on end of December to arrange third interview with head of HRM and area stores manager. Third interview was made in mid January 2010 in company headquarters (they paid me flight tickets to go there), and they said there were other two candidates. I think i did well. We also discussed about position in third interview and also first time told me about what they offer (salary+bonus). They said they will reply to me until end of January anyway (even if i don't get the job). After two days i sent email to Head of HRM thanking him for the interview and re-expressing my interest in the job. I got no answer from them until end of January. I called on early February the Head of HRM (he gave me his card in third interview), and he told me that he didn't manage to see other two candidates yet, because one was ill and the other was abroad. But he said he also wants to finish this in next 5-10 days. Now its 24th Feb and i still have no answer. I would think that since they called me in late December to arrange third interview they had also called this day the other two candidates. Is it possible to not have managed to see them so long time (presuming they are also interested to get the job)? Should i call again and ask what is happening or just wait for them to call? PLS help me, waiting time is killing me!!!

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    Continue to pursue other options, but yes definitely call them. If they have already decided against you, you lose nothing. If they are trying to decide between you and another candidate, this will show that you are still interested. No one expects you to wait indefinitely. And if they have already made a decision, shame on them for not calling you to let you know.

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if it already pass the waiting date,i think u should move on try other jobs.

call or try finding another job

Your situation is something I address in both my book and at many of my job hunting workshops. And that's the issue of being kept waiting and waiting and waiting. You see, it's uncommon for companies to say they'll contact you in X amount of time only not to do it. Things come up during the course of business at a moments notice. And pushes back things that aren't high priority. That's pretty much what's happened to you. So yes, I would suggest you contact them and ask where things stand. In other words, ask them if you're still being considered for the job. And if so, then about when you could expect to hear one way or the other. But in the meantime, continue looking for other work because you simply cannot wait around for them to make a decision. They could drag this on indefinitely! Especially since they're constructing a new location and construction delays can really drag on! The economy is still very rough and consumers are still suffering. So retailers are definitely still feeling the pinch. And that could be part of what is driving the delay here. They may delaying construction and/or hiring decisions until they get a better sense that business at that new store will be good enough. So I wouldn't be surprised if they continue to drag their feet here. The bottom line is that you simply cannot afford to wait around for them to reach a decision. You must pursue other avenues and opportunities! No harm in giving them a call to see where you stand and when they may be making a decision. But definitely continue looking for other work! Ron Auerbach, M.B.A. * Author, "Think Like an Interviewer: Your Job Hunting Guide to Success" * Degrees in business and human resources * Taught subjects from A to Z, including: job hunting & business * Held jobs from providing support to supervising and training * Has been downsized, outsourced, changed careers, & forced to retrain

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