Poll of the Day > What is the chance this job calls me back?

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I went to the interview, and I thought it went pretty great. The 2 ladies seemed very happy, as I walked out of the interview, both of them gave me their cards. They were smiling, saying it was nice talking to me.

So 5 days later, I email them and thank them for the interview and to continue updating me. Thinking back, I should have sent the email sooner but I don't think I waited that long.

A few days later, she responded saying they were calling people this week. So its already Wednesday, I was expecting a call Monday or something. I doubt they will call today (already past noon), thursday is all they have left since jobs usually don't call Friday.

Any chance for this?

100%

Hopefully you are right

Waiting 5 days to send a thank you letter is very bad. You should send it the same day, or the next day at the absolute latest.

Everything else you said it too vague to judge. They're always going to smile and give you their cards. They do that with even the worst applicants that they have already decided on the spot that they aren't going to hire. It's just being courteous and nothing more. Heck, I have even been given tours of the office and never gotten a call back.

What is the position? How long did the interview last? For most professional type jobs, a good interview should last at least an hour. If it didn't last that long, it probably didn't go as well as you thought. Did you ask questions too or did you just answer their questions? You should always have questions of your own. What exactly happened during the interview? You opening post is way too vague to really get a grasp on whether it went well or not.

the best policy ive found to guarantee whether or not you get a job is to first ask how strict their sexual harassment policy is

I had a former coworker (manager) contact me out of the blue and ask me to send my CV and resume to them for a job managing IT and telecom equipment. They kept stringing me along for months, then dropped contact with me. My CV and resume contain relevant information, such as my prior experience in managing a computer repair store, and my work with a global telecom doing everything from IT to network security to managing corporate and US government accounts. The person who had invited me was someone I considered a friend and an intellectual peer, and we had worked together for years.

Now I have a grudge.
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So, TC, youve really dropped the talk like a fucking idiot schtick, huh?
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MisterXiado posted...

I had a former coworker (manager) contact me out of the blue and ask me to send my CV and resume to them for a job managing IT and telecom equipment. They kept stringing me along for months, then dropped contact with me. My CV and resume contain relevant information, such as my prior experience in managing a computer repair store, and my work with a global telecom doing everything from IT to network security to managing corporate and US government accounts. The person who had invited me was someone I considered a friend and an intellectual peer, and we had worked together for years.

Now I have a grudge.

Well that's really petty of you to hold a grudge over something so insignificant. You do realize that you're not the only person who applies for a job, right? There are hundreds (sometimes even thousands) of people who apply for the same job as you. What most likely happened is that they were considering you, but in the end there was someone who was better qualified and so they hired that person instead. You also can't expect a call back just for them to say that they aren't hiring you. Very few companies do that. Think about it logically for a minute. If there are hundreds (thousands) of applicants, then you can't expect the company to call each and every one of them just to say that they aren't hired.

rogerskg1979 posted...

Well that's really petty of you to hold a grudge over something so insignificant. You do realize that you're not the only person who applies for a job, right? There are hundreds (sometimes even thousands) of people who apply for the same job as you. What most likely happened is that they were considering you, but in the end there was someone who was better qualified and so they hired that person instead. You also can't expect a call back just for them to say that they aren't hiring you. Very few companies do that. Think about it logically for a minute. If there are hundreds (thousands) of applicants, then you can't expect the company to call each and every one of them just to say that they aren't hired.

I was personally recruited by a manager out of the blue. I didn't initiate contact with the company. Not even contacting someone to tell them to look elsewhere is worthy of earning no small amount of ire. It's like inviting someone to go on a trip, and then not telling them that you decided not to go after they packed and took time off of work.
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You didnt bang them?!
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MisterXiado posted...

rogerskg1979 posted...

Well that's really petty of you to hold a grudge over something so insignificant. You do realize that you're not the only person who applies for a job, right? There are hundreds (sometimes even thousands) of people who apply for the same job as you. What most likely happened is that they were considering you, but in the end there was someone who was better qualified and so they hired that person instead. You also can't expect a call back just for them to say that they aren't hiring you. Very few companies do that. Think about it logically for a minute. If there are hundreds (thousands) of applicants, then you can't expect the company to call each and every one of them just to say that they aren't hired.

I was personally recruited by a manager out of the blue. I didn't initiate contact with the company. Not even contacting someone to tell them to look elsewhere is worthy of earning no small amount of ire. It's like inviting someone to go on a trip, and then not telling them that you decided not to go after they packed and took time off of work.

Just because they initiate contact doesn't mean they have to follow up with an answer. No answer distinctly implies you didn't get the job. Once again, companies get hundreds of resumes. You cannot expect them to call each and every one of them to say that they didn't get the job. That's ridiculous to expect them to do that.

Your analogy with the trip is very poor. If someone invites you on a trip, that means it's a done deal and you're going. Sending a resume to a company isn't a done deal at all. There's a very slim chance that sending a resume to any company will result in a job offer. Yes, you can pack and take time off from work to get ready for the trip, but I hope to god you didn't do something that stupid when you sent the resume. I hope you didn't quit your current job hoping that you would now have a new job. That would be very stupid of you. It's a ridiculous analogy comparing a resume to a trip.

I've found headshots of my penis gets a callback, ok?
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So I did end up getting the job. When they called my heart was racing so I sounded out of breath, hope I didn't come across as weird. I tried to pass it off as a cold (also I was in bed when they called me and when I wake up due to my sinus issues my voice is extra gruffy)

rogerskg1979 posted...

Waiting 5 days to send a thank you letter is very bad. You should send it the same day, or the next day at the absolute latest.

rogerskg1979 posted...

Just because they initiate contact doesn't mean they have to follow up with an answer. No answer distinctly implies you didn't get the job.

lmao

Senile hiring manager alert

Getting ghosted is unfortunately incredibly common (just recently somebody told me they were going to set up an in person interview and then just dropped off the face of the earth), but pretending that it's not incredibly disrespectful is beyond out of touch.
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rogerskg1979 posted...

Your analogy with the trip is very poor. If someone invites you on a trip, that means it's a done deal and you're going. Sending a resume to a company isn't a done deal at all. There's a very slim chance that sending a resume to any company will result in a job offer. Yes, you can pack and take time off from work to get ready for the trip, but I hope to god you didn't do something that stupid when you sent the resume. I hope you didn't quit your current job hoping that you would now have a new job. That would be very stupid of you. It's a ridiculous analogy comparing a resume to a trip.

Are you intentionally being this dense? I was recruited. I did not apply, and was directed to provided my information as I was told it was a necessary formality.
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