rclouse79
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Seven years. Holding out for a management position.
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I do not think that is being too pushy. I would personally put some more pressure on them if it were me. Could backfire, but after a point you gotta either rock n roll or move on. Staying in that unknown state is tough and hinders other opportunities you could pursue if you knew one way or the other. Your time is just as important as theirsSo from the majority of answers I’m seeing, seems that I’m over thinking it. I’ll be pinging them again on Monday to get an answer on what’s happening, seems like pinging every 2 weeks is t being too pushy to find out if you’re in the running or not.
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If it was a gov job the process can take months especially this year. The process is getting worse not better. If it’s a private job I recommend giving them until mid February. Keep in touch with them... check back often, don’t stop being aggressive.So I’ve had two rounds of interviews at a company I respect and would love to be a team of. Interviews went excellent to the point that they hinted at my relocation becoming a reality. I was told that HR would be calling me after the new year. Middle of January I pinged my would be supervisor(who interviewed me), he had told me that HR was busy with end of year tasks, and he would ping HR again. It’s now turning into February and still not a peep. I’m starting to get a bit anxious and worried that it all fell through. Am I over thinking this?
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If you think you are strongly qualified for the role (and not reaching) then you can reach out and say you’ve received interest from another party. That you would prefer this role but will have to seriously consider the other if you can’t get an accurate update on the status of your candidacy. It may cut through the BS and get you an answer but it’s possible it won’t be the answer you hope for.
I would first continue to interview, who knows you can leverage a competing job offer for a higher salary. I would also check in every couple of weeks. It will show you have interest in the position and its not enough to ruffle any feathers.
In that case, I would send out a professionally formatted letter attached in an email to your contacts there formally requesting a status update and statement of your time constraints in moving. Don't send it typed in an email, send it as an attached PDF. It will be good fodder for negotiation later if they take their time, in getting you an offer, "Hey I made every effort, now you want me to move on short notice", or get you a quicker answer.Thanks for all the replies. Brings some perspective to the slow pace of HR. Also eases my mind a bit.
One thing I forgot to mention is that after the second interview he told me that he’d like to see me start in April. I told him I’d need to know about getting the job as soon as they can as I’d have to sell a house and relocate my family. So they know I’m pressed for time
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Unless it is a government job...Usually slow means no
So from the majority of answers I’m seeing, seems that I’m over thinking it. I’ll be pinging them again on Monday to get an answer on what’s happening, seems like pinging every 2 weeks is t being too pushy to find out if you’re in the running or not.
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HR slows everything down. I have never worked with an HR that moved quickly on hiring. That being said, if you piss someone off in their hr department by calling for a status update too often, they will find a reason to not extend an offer letter. This is coming from a long time in the recruiting industry.
I would first continue to interview, who knows you can leverage a competing job offer for a higher salary. I would also check in every couple of weeks. It will show you have interest in the position and its not enough to ruffle any feathers.