Got A Verbal Confirmation Of A Job Offer
After what I consider to be a lengthy, time consuming interviewing process (7 interviews across 7 weeks) I got a call from the recruiter saying they would be sending me an offer on Monday. The recruiter said that on Friday, and today is Tuesday. Yesterday (Monday) I get an email stating that we will be rescheduling our to a 15 minute call tomorrow (Wednesday) to go over the job offer. This doesn’t seem like nearly enough time to thoroughly go over a contract, which I haven’t even seen yet, so I’m assuming that we wont be able to wrap up this process tomorrow. It feels like the company has been dragging its feet through the entire process and I’m beginning to think I should just move on. If the company is conducting the hiring process like this, I’m not sure how well they’re conducting the rest of their business. What should I do/say/ask during my phone call tomorrow?
Which company? what’s the TC? Looks like they wanna hire you but there may be some bureaucracy involved which sometimes take time. Don’t judge so quickly
Don’t know the TC because I haven’t seen the offer yet. Maybe I am judging too quickly, that’s why I wanted to ask others with more experience
I think your concerns are well founded because the company is behind their own schedule. That said, sometimes hiring can take a long time. Don't accept the offer if you have reservations. First get the written offer in hand. Then, simply ask to speak to your future manager or skip manager if possible. During the conversation, figure out how they run the buisness and think about if you'd be a good fit. You may find it's totally different from how they hire and awesome. Or maybe it's the same and garbage.
The company honestly seemed amazing during the hiring process. The interviews were primarily focused on domain specific knowledge as opposed to general computer science (I like this since I’m self taught) and the people were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. I love the product too. It’s just a bit concerning because the company is a growing start up (I would guess +500 people) and startups can can be very unstable if they aren’t hitting deadlines.
Well, there's a difference between deadlines that matter (shipping the product on time) and deadlines that don't (dropping building the product to get the paperwork of that new hire finalized). Knowing what to focus on is important for startups. Don't accept if you have reservations. Keep talking to management until your reservations are cleared up (or you decide the fits isn't right and move on.)
15 mins for job offer call isn't out of ordinary. they tell you the comp, perhaps benefits. they'll then send you the offer in writing and allow you to review and ask questions in a subsequent call if necessary.
Alright, a bit new to the whole evaluating offers experience. Thanks for clarifying that this is average behavior.
I literally went through this yesterday. A brief talk about the numbers and a promise to send full details shortly after.
7 interviews over 7 weeks seems excessive. Were these in person? Company might just not have hiring together yet since its a startup but not necessarily cause for concern.
3 phone interviews, then an on-site that consisted of 4 interviews. Maybe the on-site counts as one but it felt like 4 to me
Ah that makes more sense. I wouldn’t worry about anything yet.
Which company is this ?
Scooter company in Santa Monica
Called Bird