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This is not a unique situation. Many things could have happened. There could have been a better candidate that popped up. There could no longer be no longer a

by mrits 11y ago

This is not a unique situation. Many things could have happened. There could have been a better candidate that popped up. There could no longer be no longer a budget for the job or the team decided to make a change that made this hire no longer needed. People that interviewed you could have left the company. A more senior person could have felt threatened by you and actually wanted someone less talented. Those are things off the top of my head that I've been a part of in my career.

latenightcoding 11y ago
That is understandable, but after making me go through 3 technical interviews they could at least have contacted me to let me know they are not interested in hiring me, especially after I contacted her later on.
- dandare 11y ago
  Well, yes. But it is not uncommon behaviour, unfortunately. I was once hired for on a position related to newly created product, I negotiated with my current employer to shorten my leave period, started the new job - only to be told week later that the new product idea was not so well researched and that they will not open my position. Sorry. I was in probation period and there was nothing I could really do. That's life. The moral of the story: Never try to be loyal to your company - employment is different kind of relationship. Yes, you can be loyal to your boss if he deserves it - or other individual - but never to a juridical person.
- whateverd00d 11y ago
  You mentioned that none of the three interviewers were aware that the other had interviewed you. If HR cannot properly communicate with existing hires, what faith do you have in them communicating with you? Move on.
- raincom 11y ago
  Think of it as a dating; ignoring = denial. And move on.
- gnoway 11y ago
  My recollection is that no company has ever contacted me to tell me they decided not to hire me. Not one time. I've had a similar experience with a company I tried to go back to after leaving a few years prior. I had a couple of interviews, it was great, other people at the company were reaching out to welcome me back, etc. but after my interview nothing happened. It is frustrating, but if it's really been 3 months since your interview, and you're not getting a response from HR anymore, then you're probably not getting the position. You should move on.
  - troels 11y ago
    Really? Not even an email?
    - gnoway 11y ago
      Really. I've always assumed it was the norm, at least in the US. But it's just my experience; I'm hardly an 'in demand' kind of candidate, and things are surely different in different markets. In this case, it sounds like the OP is probably trying to get a job at nVidia. That's a very large, public, multinational corporation with thousands of employees. I would expect nothing less than ruthless efficiency from their HR group, including not wasting time sending thanks-but-no-thanks letters to people they don't want a relationship with. There's nothing in it for them.
      - greenyoda 11y ago
        "There's nothing in it for them." I think there is, actually. If the company acquires a reputation for treating job candidates disrespectfully, it might deter the most qualified people (who have a choice of where to work) from applying there in the first place.
        Spoom 11y ago
        Yes, but not sending the "no thanks" email protects them from potential lawsuits over something said inadvertently within the email that a lawyer thinks might be actionable.

by mrits 11y ago

latenightcoding 11y ago

That is understandable, but after making me go through 3 technical interviews they could at least have contacted me to let me know they are not interested in hiring me, especially after I contacted her later on.

dandare 11y ago
Well, yes. But it is not uncommon behaviour, unfortunately. I was once hired for on a position related to newly created product, I negotiated with my current employer to shorten my leave period, started the new job - only to be told week later that the new product idea was not so well researched and that they will not open my position. Sorry. I was in probation period and there was nothing I could really do. That's life. The moral of the story: Never try to be loyal to your company - employment is different kind of relationship. Yes, you can be loyal to your boss if he deserves it - or other individual - but never to a juridical person.
whateverd00d 11y ago
You mentioned that none of the three interviewers were aware that the other had interviewed you. If HR cannot properly communicate with existing hires, what faith do you have in them communicating with you? Move on.
raincom 11y ago
Think of it as a dating; ignoring = denial. And move on.
gnoway 11y ago
My recollection is that no company has ever contacted me to tell me they decided not to hire me. Not one time. I've had a similar experience with a company I tried to go back to after leaving a few years prior. I had a couple of interviews, it was great, other people at the company were reaching out to welcome me back, etc. but after my interview nothing happened. It is frustrating, but if it's really been 3 months since your interview, and you're not getting a response from HR anymore, then you're probably not getting the position. You should move on.
- troels 11y ago
  Really? Not even an email?
  - gnoway 11y ago
    Really. I've always assumed it was the norm, at least in the US. But it's just my experience; I'm hardly an 'in demand' kind of candidate, and things are surely different in different markets. In this case, it sounds like the OP is probably trying to get a job at nVidia. That's a very large, public, multinational corporation with thousands of employees. I would expect nothing less than ruthless efficiency from their HR group, including not wasting time sending thanks-but-no-thanks letters to people they don't want a relationship with. There's nothing in it for them.
    - greenyoda 11y ago
      "There's nothing in it for them." I think there is, actually. If the company acquires a reputation for treating job candidates disrespectfully, it might deter the most qualified people (who have a choice of where to work) from applying there in the first place.
      - Spoom 11y ago
        Yes, but not sending the "no thanks" email protects them from potential lawsuits over something said inadvertently within the email that a lawyer thinks might be actionable.