I’m going CRAZY. In your opinion, did I get the job?
Question by Anonymous: I’m going CRAZY. In your opinion, did I get the job?
I’m driving myself nuts. Tom Petty is right – the waiting IS the hardest part.
Here are the facts:
- The company approached me three times regarding the position before I became interested.
- Interview 1: Phone interview with internal recruiter.
- Interview 2: Phone interview with hiring manager one week later.
- Interview 3: They flew me out to Chicago for a 90 minute interview with hiring manager.
- Interviews 4 – 9: Flew from Chicago to Indianapolis to meet not only peers, but potential direct reports. They took me on a tour, took me out for lunch, etc.
- Interview 10: After two weeks (one holiday week), had a phone interview positioned as “the final interview” with a VP that is a stakeholder, but not in my reporting line.
ALL interviews went extremely well. However, I expected an offer after interview #9 – and it’s been two weeks since #10. I sent an email to HR to ask the status and they said “Sorry for the delay – a decision will be made this week. Do not view this delay to mean anything more than that.”
The interviews couldn’t have gone better. Even during the final interview, there were small slips when the interviewer said “when you get here you’ll notice”, etc.
I’m thinking that since I haven’t actually had any conversations with the hiring manager since Interview #3, the rest were more “sign off” types of interviews. The #10 interview puzzles me a bit – it was the “final interview” but he’s not in my reporting line. I know I wouldn’t send more than one candidate to an interview #10 like this without being involved myself – it seems like the hiring manager would lose a bit of control of the decision if there were still multiple candidates.
I’m going insane over the anxiety. Does anyone have a perspective on this? Don’t worry, I won’t hold you to it…
Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by Amanda
With all ofthe contact it seems like their pretty interested in giving u the job ! But u never know
What do you think? Answer below!
Okay, stop. Now you’ve given them all the power. Take it back. Yes of course you want the position, but let them need YOU more than you need them.
Best thing you can do is go find some way to unwind and distract your mind from this. I suggest you call a friend or take your “significant other” out for a date and NO SHOP TALK.
Once you’re head is no longer wrapped around the situation, you will feel better, see more clearly and can make a final decision on whether you even want to work for a company that is taking so long to make a simple decision.
Good luck and I’ll say a short prayer for you.
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LikeDislikeYou have the job, They’re working out the details of your hiring package. You can sleep at night again. Don’t worry.
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LikeDislikeI am going through the same thing.. Interviewed for a position about 2 weeks ago.. called them to see what the status is and got a similar answer to yours.. said I should be hearing something early this week.. I am very nervous and and stressing out about the outcome.. I just have to keep telling myself that you did your best and what is done is done.. there really isn’t much you can do at this point.. but I know what you are going through.. on top of the normal pressure of landing a job I also have the added pressure of being unemployed at the moment… so this job is make it or break it for me.. I wish you the best of luck.. and I from what you put about your interviews I think you got the job! If not.. it wasn’t meant to be.. stay positive…
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