does airbnb reject by phone?

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Jul 31, 2019 30 Comments

anyone been dinged by airbnb over the phone?

had my onsite a week ago. not great, not a trainwreck - its a hypercompetitive opening so want to stay even-keeled and keep my expectations realistic.

my recruiter emailed and wants to schedule a call with me in 2 days to catch up. that feels like an eternity so im trying to read the tea leaves so im prepared if its a rejection.

i know other companies call to reject candidates, have experienced this myself, but i read somewhere that airbnb’s policy was to reject candidates by email and then invite them to call back if they want to receive feedback. if so thats brilliant.

i get the theoretical courtesy behind a call, but id much rather get the bad news over email first.

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  • Catch up? If he/she said catch up, it probably is either an offer, or they don’t know yet and just wanted to sync up on how you’re feeling
    Jul 31, 2019 2
  • New / Eng
    Tqvw28

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    Tqvw28
    I was rejected over the phone from Airbnb after an email to “discuss next steps” last month
    Jul 31, 2019 3
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    rIIK65

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    Update - I was not turned down. The recruiter just wanted to provide a status update and walk me through next steps.
    Aug 2, 2019 1
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    rIIK65

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    Yeah, I was wondering about that. My on-site was half a day — the HM + people this role would be closely working with — but no core value questions. Is that unusual?
    Aug 1, 2019 3
    • Airbnb / Mktg
      Jonny555

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      Doubt it’s an offer if you haven’t been through core values interviews. My understanding is they are required
      Aug 2, 2019
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      NonCodeSW1

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      That was the same with me.. half day interview, no core values stuff
      Dec 20, 2019
  • New
    galo

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    I got this from the recruiter after the onsite:
    "I received an update from the team! Are you free to chat tomorrow?"
    I was sure it was going to be a rejection, but it turned out to be an offer. Don't read too much into it, it doesn't carry info.
    Jul 31, 2019 3