How to interpret long silence after onsite interviews.?
Hello, I need some advice. I recently had 2 onsites(after standard phone interview + HR + Engineering manager interaction.), relatively mid-size cooperation(1000+ employees) for senior software engineer positions in both of them. I had the final onsite rounds around mid Feb. Since, then, I have dropped 2 emails (immediately after onsite and 1 after a week) showing enthusiasm to the respective recruiters. But, I didn't hear anything yet (neither no nor yes).! None of the interviews were terribly bad! Most of them were really conversational and everyone looks very welcoming & energetic at the time of interaction. I don't know what to do in this scenario. After the interview, I got connected to one of the interviewers on the team over linkedin, would it be okay to ask his/her suggestion? or shall I simply wait? or I shall drop another email this week again? Any suggestion would be really helpful to know their decision.! Also, any suggestion of how much ideally a candidate has to wait before moving on? or not replying could be considered as NO from their side(sounds very unprofessional, but I could be wrong.)!
They’re probably interviewing another candidates. Drop the Rec another email or give them a call
Will calling a Recruiter directly is fine? I haven't done it before!
Yeh you can't be rejected because you called the recruiter
Add the rec on Facebook and leave comments on their Instagram. That should get their attention.
You have already been rejected. Calling won’t change anything. If they wanted you...they would be really prompt. Source: I get rejected a lot.
One week is not that long. Often, they interview multiple candidates to compare, as you should interview multiple companies. It is mainly an indicator on the recruiter. The recruiter should let you know declined or if they are waiting for manager feedback. Continue interviewing, wait a bit more, then contact again.
When they just don’t respond ...it’s not usually a good sign. :(
Is it okay to ask interviewers on LinkedIn whom I connected with? Or it's not considered professional?
Continue interviewing, if they come back, great. if not you will avoid investing more energy. If they feel you are desperate they won’t give offer. I10 days enough to move on.
As long as we keep getting paychecks, it's all good 😀
Some companies don’t have their shit together and take weeks to get back to candidates with a yes
So first time getting ghosted?
Yaa, you call this ghosting! Funny. :) First time after onsite interviews, before that I can understand silence as simple NO. This happened to me 4 times in a row, that's weird! 2 with mid size companies and 2 with startups(they are crying for next round of funding)