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MrPO

Financial Services Company Product

MrPO
Nov 29, 2021 15 Comments

I had an interview for a PM position out of the Chicago office. Had 7 virtual interviews in total. All went well. Had my last interview with the hiring manager and she said that I would hear back next week with an answer.
Fast forward 3 weeks and still no answer. I reached out to the recruiter and got no answer on the third attempt the recruiter called me and said I was their top candidate and they are waiting for approval for the headcount it might just take some time. I'm just trying to understand. How could it take so long to get an approval? It's been over two months since this process started.

TC now: 85k
YOE:9
PayPal TC: TBD

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  • Financial Services Company / Product
    MrPO

    Financial Services Company Product

    MrPO
    OP
    But it's PayPal, wouldn't they have their shit together on headcount/budgets?
    Nov 29, 2021 2
    • IBM
      Mainframe

      Go to company page IBM

      Mainframe
      🤣
      Nov 29, 2021
    • New
      Bubble2000

      New

      PRE
      Microsoft
      Bubble2000
      LOL sure, except in cases where they don’t.

      There are a million reasons why headcount gets stalled, some of which are just dumb big company nonsense.

      Or Google’s guess might be right and they’re stringing you along, although generally a seasoned recruiter won’t say you’re the top candidate when you’re not — they’ll do some other hand waving in those cases.

      You can let the recruiter know that PayPal is your first choice but you need to know if you should keep interviewing… see if you can suss-out what’s really going on.
      Nov 29, 2021
  • Google
    1Name4Evaa

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    1Name4Evaa
    Well..you aren’t their top candidate. Probably their backup candidate. Their top candidate either just rejected the offer or is keeping them in limbo.
    Nov 29, 2021 2
    • Financial Services Company / Product
      MrPO

      Financial Services Company Product

      MrPO
      OP
      So the recruiter is lying? 🤥 Is this common practice?
      Nov 29, 2021
    • Google
      1Name4Evaa

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      1Name4Evaa
      🤷🏽‍♂️..headcounts are figured out before positions are opened. No one opens a position and then figures out headcount so….
      Nov 29, 2021
  • PayPal
    FuzzyLion

    Go to company page PayPal

    FuzzyLion
    Hiring Managers really set the pace on hiring here, if that manager has other things going on or you know took PTO for thanksgiving they might be swamped… Keep reaching out to recruiting, we are honest with candidates…
    Nov 30, 2021 0
  • PayPal
    sortby

    Go to company page PayPal

    sortby
    You sure you want this?
    Nov 29, 2021 0
  • PayPal
    TkJe18

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    TkJe18
    Not at all wrong. Keep interviewing, let them know if you get another offer. Our talent hiring pipeline is horrible, it's slow and broken, and the actual team doing the hiring is super overworked.
    Dec 1, 2021 0