Applied to a Business Analytics Specialist position at Microsoft 20 days back via a referral. No one has reached out yet. Profile shows up as under review. Is this normal or should i consider this a lost cause? TC: 120k YOE: 7
Msft is notoriously slow in their recruiting department.
My experience was different. They moved so fast I could barely keep up. Time from initial recruiter message to signing offer letter was 4 weeks. That’s super fast to me. Other companies take months.
I've had MSFT reach out to me 4 months after I applied. Had a job already. After a on site, took them 2 months to finally send me the rejection. Different experiences.
20 days is a while. Sounds like it MIGHT be a lost cause. But there might still be hope. Personally, I mentally move on the second I hit submit.
Yeah, you are right. It’s harder to move on from the ones where you have a referral !
Totally get that! Referrals definitely improve your chances of hearing back and getting the job, but it’s still no guarantee. I hope things work out for you.