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There can be all sorts of reasons for this, many completely outside your control, and possibly outside the control of your recruiter. In one of the first situa
by blowski 7y ago
There can be all sorts of reasons for this, many completely outside your control, and possibly outside the control of your recruiter.
In one of the first situations where I had to hire someone, I got caught up in politics during recruitment. I kept procrastinating on the difficult conversation I needed to have with somebody I interviewed. I’m not proud that I effectively ghosted somebody, but the whole thing made me feel so rubbish that I wanted to stick my head in the sand. Another time, somebody told me they’d called all the candidates - turns out he only called some of them due to an innocent mistake.
In your position, I’d make clear that you’re worried about losing other offers, so you need a response by end of Thursday or you’re going to withdraw your application (or something like that). See if you can also go through the generic company address, in case somebody’s off sick and not dealing with emails.
- effectorcupped 7y ago>In your position, I’d make clear that you’re worried about losing other offers, so you need a response by end of Thursday or you’re going to withdraw your application Won't that sound a bit like a threat though? During the initial phone call, I did make it clear that I had other offers coming in in December (which is true), so maybe the recruiter just has that deadline in mind.
- blowski 7y agoI guess you're worried about coming across aggressive because it could put them off. In my experience, you can phrase that "assertively" - something like: > Hi, I imagine you either haven't seen my email or haven't been able to reply for some reason yet. I'm really keen to follow up our initial chats because I liked my interview and the company, so I've been nervous about sending this email in case it comes over as aggressive or impatient. However, I am in a position where I could lose other opportunities if I don't give them an answer, and I don't want to lose those if I'm no longer a candidate for the position here. If I don't hear back from you by Thursday night, I'll have to assume that you're not interested in continuing on this occasion. I'm available on email and mobile, and I would really appreciate a follow up so I know what to do next.
- masukomi 7y agonever make false deadlines. If you do you may get called on it. "oh, sorry. We can't get back to you by ____. Good luck with the other position." you can't say "oh actually there aren't other offers i was lying to you to get you to move faster. No worries right?"