UPDATE: it was for rejection (š) and they want to keep in touch . I received this email from the recruiter today. I am at stage 2 out of 4 stages. Do you think it is for a rejection or just to give more details on the next stage?
Apple recruiters love to communicate via phone over email for some reason. Haven't seen this with even startups or other large tech companies. Trying not get caught in writing maybe?
Doesn't Google also like calling you if you didn't outright bomb?
Yep
Can be anything. The phone is less commitment basically.
Thatās a rejection. Scheduling the next step could easily happen by email, but some company recruiters really want to give you this bad news live for some insane reason. The tell is thanking you for āSpending time with us to learn about a positionā ā if you were continuing on in the process, that would have something better to write there but since nothing is really going to happen in this process with you, you just ālearned about a positionā. Sorry!
Also if you were still in a process there wouldnāt be an āoutcomeā to share. Youād just say āset up next stepsā
I donāt mean to be bleak but this is probably correct. Iād expect some enthusiasm/urgency if they actually wanted to move forward. There is a philosophy in many organizations that if someone takes the time to interview they deserve to be notified of rejection by phone. Not sure why, itās super awkward, but itās a thing Iāve heard from multiple places. You never know until you take the call though. Stay positive, see what they have to say and good luck to OP.
Sorry to say, but this email doesn't look promising
If a recruiter wanders in hereā¦.WHYYYY is this a thing?
This is actually how I would want it. Reject me and give me feedback on the phone instead of a boilerplate rejection email
I think youāre in the minority there. Most people would rather process privately. The live feedback thing is great if the candidate wants it.
Rejection.
Probably calls with sr people like dir or vp
Most probably a rejection. They just want to communicate it over phone as you spent so much time in the process.
Could be anything from rejection to early decision to role is canceled/salary changed to lateral interview recommendation. Just take the call :)
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I think more details. If it was rejection theyād probably just email it to you
I hope so š
Apple is known for ghosting in case of rejection. If they are asking for a call mostly can expect good news