Comments on: What if the interviewer never calls you back? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:47:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Seattle Interview Coach http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-213166 Seattle Interview Coach Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:03:28 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-213166 Job and interview rejection letters and calls can be puzzling. Sometimes the recruiter doesn't know the real reason why the hiring manager chose a different candidate. Other times, they know the reason, but fearing legal liability, they cannot say it. And probably the most important reason of all, recruiters hate delivering bad news, worried that candidates will get upset, angry -- or ask more questions on why they didn't get the job. Find out your interview shortcomings and suggestions for improvement with our "Interview Rejection Report." To learn more: http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2009/09/find-out-why-employers-dont-call-you.html - Seattle Interview Coach Job and interview rejection letters and calls can be puzzling. Sometimes the recruiter doesn't know the real reason why the hiring manager chose a different candidate. Other times, they know the reason, but fearing legal liability, they cannot say it. And probably the most important reason of all, recruiters hate delivering bad news, worried that candidates will get upset, angry — or ask more questions on why they didn't get the job.

Find out your interview shortcomings and suggestions for improvement with our "Interview Rejection Report."

To learn more: http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2009/09/find-out-why-employers-dont-call-you.html

- Seattle Interview Coach

]]> By: rify http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-208352 rify Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:34:50 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-208352 hi In an interview if the interviewer concludes an interview by telling that you will get a call from our company if you suceed.It means that the candidate is not qualified for that job or its the company rule.Most of the time candidate are not getting a phone call. why? why do they have say that rather telling not qualified that in the interview? hi

In an interview if the interviewer concludes an interview by telling that you will get a call from our company if you suceed.It means that the candidate is not qualified for that job or its the company rule.Most of the time candidate are not getting a phone call. why? why do they have say that rather telling not qualified that in the interview?

]]> By: Ryan http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-190001 Ryan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:13:44 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-190001 After going through the interview process myself and reading most of these responses, it's clear to me that HR "professionals" are among the three most worthless professions in the world (the other two being politicians and university administrators). They add nothing of value and make things overly complicated in order to make it appear like they're needed. Hiring and interviewing people shouldn't be hard. Part of that process is informing interviewees of where they stand. Yes, telling someone "no" isn't a pleasant experience but that's part of what being in HR is all about. Everyone has things about their job they don't like to do. BFD. I also think the "hot shot human resources professional" (whatever that means exactly, I don't know) in the post is particularly insufferable. Look, it's not rocket science. The reasons HR people don't call candidates back is because they're either disorganized or passive aggressive. It's one of those two things and often both. Like I said, what a completely worthless profession. After going through the interview process myself and reading most of these responses, it's clear to me that HR "professionals" are among the three most worthless professions in the world (the other two being politicians and university administrators). They add nothing of value and make things overly complicated in order to make it appear like they're needed. Hiring and interviewing people shouldn't be hard. Part of that process is informing interviewees of where they stand. Yes, telling someone "no" isn't a pleasant experience but that's part of what being in HR is all about. Everyone has things about their job they don't like to do. BFD.

I also think the "hot shot human resources professional" (whatever that means exactly, I don't know) in the post is particularly insufferable. Look, it's not rocket science. The reasons HR people don't call candidates back is because they're either disorganized or passive aggressive. It's one of those two things and often both. Like I said, what a completely worthless profession.

]]> By: Pissed Off http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-189043 Pissed Off Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:43:24 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-189043 After two phone interviews, an intensive psychological work-up that included a phone interview with a psychologist and an email from the recruiter saying that they wanted to fly me out-I'm still waiting two weeks later with absolutely no response. He said he would let me know when this would happen two weeks ago and he hasn't answered the two emails I've sent. This was to be a major move for me and something that would totally upset my current life, so naturally I've been on pins and needles. But they don't care. Oh, and the kicker--I currently work for this company and this was to be a promotion. So do they think they can get away with just never getting back to me? What will I do when I see this person who was supposed to be my boss that I interviewed with? Act like nothing happened? Someone mentioned earlier that it makes you feel like a victim. That's exactly right. You feel helpless and used and taken advantage of when you invest so much time and energy and they won't even have the decency to send you an email in response. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened and I think it's pervasive. People who do this to job seekers should rot in the very bottom circle of hell and have to interview for jobs and be given the run around like this for eternity. After two phone interviews, an intensive psychological work-up that included a phone interview with a psychologist and an email from the recruiter saying that they wanted to fly me out-I'm still waiting two weeks later with absolutely no response. He said he would let me know when this would happen two weeks ago and he hasn't answered the two emails I've sent. This was to be a major move for me and something that would totally upset my current life, so naturally I've been on pins and needles. But they don't care. Oh, and the kicker–I currently work for this company and this was to be a promotion. So do they think they can get away with just never getting back to me? What will I do when I see this person who was supposed to be my boss that I interviewed with? Act like nothing happened?

Someone mentioned earlier that it makes you feel like a victim. That's exactly right. You feel helpless and used and taken advantage of when you invest so much time and energy and they won't even have the decency to send you an email in response. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened and I think it's pervasive. People who do this to job seekers should rot in the very bottom circle of hell and have to interview for jobs and be given the run around like this for eternity.

]]> By: Steve http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-189032 Steve Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:12:02 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-189032 These people are simply asking for recruiters and hiring managers to follow through on their word. They are asking these people to stop lying. You don't want to get back to people because you receive nasty emails back from people? Stop whining! It's your job! Grow up and do your job. And remember the saying about glass houses and stones... These people are simply asking for recruiters and hiring managers to follow through on their word. They are asking these people to stop lying.

You don't want to get back to people because you receive nasty emails back from people? Stop whining!

It's your job! Grow up and do your job. And remember the saying about glass houses and stones…

]]> By: Michelle http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-187048 Michelle Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:31:10 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-187048 I recently got through three rounds of interviews. The third "interview" was actually working for the company for 4 hours to do a marketing analysis and presentation. They asked for references a few days later, then neglected to contact me. They did not contact any of my references, and when I followed up they simply stated they were moving in a different position. How frustrating. I was under the impression if they were contacting references an offer was on the way. I recently got through three rounds of interviews. The third "interview" was actually working for the company for 4 hours to do a marketing analysis and presentation.

They asked for references a few days later, then neglected to contact me. They did not contact any of my references, and when I followed up they simply stated they were moving in a different position. How frustrating.

I was under the impression if they were contacting references an offer was on the way.

]]> By: Kaz http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-185747 Kaz Sat, 16 May 2009 12:45:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-185747 Does your explaination also apply to the final pool of candidates though? That makes sense for the first round but what about for the final three candidates after the last round? Does your explaination also apply to the final pool of candidates though? That makes sense for the first round but what about for the final three candidates after the last round?

]]> By: Jennifer http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-183021 Jennifer Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:23:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-183021 What a bunch of whiners on this site. I am a recruiter and send an email when someone will not be chosen to work with us and I get the most obscene and rude emails I have ever seen. I hate having to send them now. One guy told me to "suck his c**k and another told me we were a bunch of bi*ches. I am not even the one that interviewed them but I send the responses out. So, I guess you have to put yourself in the position of the recruiter as well. You are not the only person interested in the position and sometimes people can't get back to you. This goes more towards the people who have only submitted their resumes and the company has not expressed ANY interest in their resume. We do, but not everyone can. To the people that are saying, "it's their loss, not yours", it's really not. There are hundreds of other people that want the job so you really aren't that big of a deal to them as much as you would like to think so. It's also annoying when you have sent a rejection email and have people still call 4-5 times a day to ask if they are going to be hired. What a bunch of whiners on this site. I am a recruiter and send an email when someone will not be chosen to work with us and I get the most obscene and rude emails I have ever seen. I hate having to send them now. One guy told me to "suck his c**k and another told me we were a bunch of bi*ches. I am not even the one that interviewed them but I send the responses out. So, I guess you have to put yourself in the position of the recruiter as well. You are not the only person interested in the position and sometimes people can't get back to you. This goes more towards the people who have only submitted their resumes and the company has not expressed ANY interest in their resume. We do, but not everyone can. To the people that are saying, "it's their loss, not yours", it's really not. There are hundreds of other people that want the job so you really aren't that big of a deal to them as much as you would like to think so. It's also annoying when you have sent a rejection email and have people still call 4-5 times a day to ask if they are going to be hired.

]]> By: artguy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-181596 artguy Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:40:46 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-181596 I'm in the same boat as a lot of you on here. I know that it is highly unlikely I have the job three weeks after the interview after I have sent a custom-designed thank you note made to match their company's brand image ( this position was for a full-time design job that included creating a new brand image for this established company) a follow-up email the following week, and a phone call the third week, all with no response. The interview went great, well over an hour, got a tour of the place, hiring managers even said things like "this is where your office will be". They were very impressed. Now what the position stated was very specific and specialized, and I had all of the skills the position entailed, and then some. It was like this position was custom-made for me. I can detect B.S. a mile away, and these two seemed genuinely interested in what I had to offer. (I think they could win Oscars for their performances since my B.S. detector apparently didn't work on them) Happy , Happy. Laugh,Laugh, Fun, Fun. "We'll call you the end of next week for a second interview". Nothing. Ignored. Now, the only issue I could possibly think would be a problem is that the job was out-of-state where I am moving to. They knew I was from out-of-state because my resume and application with the company stated it. Nothing was mentioned in the interview about it. This is a small company, and they don't have an HR dept. I can understand if for some reason they didn't think I was a good fit; but with all the happy, oohing and aaahing and saying things like "this is where your office will be" thinking you aced the interview and then having both letters and calls ignored for some reason, that's just totally unprofessional. Just grow some and tell me no thanks. Especially since I went through the trouble of tailoring my resume, creating many letters, including custom stationery, tailoring my portfolio and traveling on my own dime just for this interview. Is that too much to ask? And no, I wasn't hanging on and not exploring other opportunities this whole time. I'm not stupid ;) I'm in the same boat as a lot of you on here. I know that it is highly unlikely I have the job three weeks after the interview after I have sent a custom-designed thank you note made to match their company's brand image ( this position was for a full-time design job that included creating a new brand image for this established company) a follow-up email the following week, and a phone call the third week, all with no response. The interview went great, well over an hour, got a tour of the place, hiring managers even said things like "this is where your office will be". They were very impressed. Now what the position stated was very specific and specialized, and I had all of the skills the position entailed, and then some. It was like this position was custom-made for me. I can detect B.S. a mile away, and these two seemed genuinely interested in what I had to offer. (I think they could win Oscars for their performances since my B.S. detector apparently didn't work on them) Happy , Happy. Laugh,Laugh, Fun, Fun. "We'll call you the end of next week for a second interview". Nothing. Ignored. Now, the only issue I could possibly think would be a problem is that the job was out-of-state where I am moving to. They knew I was from out-of-state because my resume and application with the company stated it. Nothing was mentioned in the interview about it. This is a small company, and they don't have an HR dept. I can understand if for some reason they didn't think I was a good fit; but with all the happy, oohing and aaahing and saying things like "this is where your office will be" thinking you aced the interview and then having both letters and calls ignored for some reason, that's just totally unprofessional. Just grow some and tell me no thanks. Especially since I went through the trouble of tailoring my resume, creating many letters, including custom stationery, tailoring my portfolio and traveling on my own dime just for this interview. Is that too much to ask? And no, I wasn't hanging on and not exploring other opportunities this whole time. I'm not stupid ;)

]]> By: S.Shields http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/comment-page-2/#comment-176319 S.Shields Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:18:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/10/23/what-if-the-interviewer-never-calls-you-back/#comment-176319 I believe interviewers should call back. Why waste someone's time making them feel warm and cozy so he/she could believe the job is theirs. Its like knowing you are going to get a bike for christmas because you heard mom and dad talk about it and then when christmas came around no bike. Don't waste someone's time. HR and hiring manager when you are finished interviewing all the canidates let them know your decisions. I believe interviewers should call back. Why waste someone's time making them feel warm and cozy so he/she could believe the job is theirs. Its like knowing you are going to get a bike for christmas because you heard mom and dad talk about it and then when christmas came around no bike. Don't waste someone's time. HR and hiring manager when you are finished interviewing all the canidates let them know your decisions.

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