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Curious... if I'm still in the "triage" bucket after 6 weeks should I assume the ship has sailed? I was really hoping to hear back one way or the other!

by dls2016 5y ago

quadruplebond 5y ago
They got back to me after about 5.5 weeks (it was a no, but nicely worded). I think they are just really busy.
dcre 5y ago
No, you will hear back. We're trying really hard to keep to the 6 weeks thing but sometimes we don't succeed.
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- 0des 5y ago
  Please get back to them today, this is a prompt or cue to rescue this one from falling through the cracks. You never know...
- robocat 5y ago
  I would think that startups would want to bias for people that can make good decisions quickly, within a short decision time. Perhaps hardware startups want more conservative employees? Also in my experience, a fabulous candidate is sometimes only available for a very short time window (they either have become available due to unforeseen circumstances, or they are snapped up by a faster mover). Is six weeks fast in your opinion?
  - steveklabnik 5y ago
    In general: no, we'd love for things to be faster than six weeks. We just get a tremendous amount of applicants, and we have a lot of work to do. So the queue gets backed up. Hiring is hard.
  - dls2016 5y ago
    Not insinuating that I'm a "fabulous" candidate (also totally possible that I am!), but I've been experiencing the opposite. The quickest offers I've received have had the most red flags. The places I'd like to work seem to move slower and require more preparation. For instance Oxide has applicants put together a lot of written work and another company has a seemingly easy take-home project but which requires unfamiliar (to me) setup that I haven't had time to tackle. Then there are the faang-style interviews with loops scheduled perhaps weeks in the future. I may send another round of applications soon, but I'm going to be more selective so I can manage the process better.
- dls2016 5y ago
  Thank you, that does help. I thankfully have some flexibility in my search… and I promise the other replies aren’t alt accounts!

Curious... if I'm still in the "triage" bucket after 6 weeks should I assume the ship has sailed? I was really hoping to hear back one way or the other!

quadruplebond 5y ago

They got back to me after about 5.5 weeks (it was a no, but nicely worded). I think they are just really busy.

dcre 5y ago

No, you will hear back. We're trying really hard to keep to the 6 weeks thing but sometimes we don't succeed.

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0des 5y ago
Please get back to them today, this is a prompt or cue to rescue this one from falling through the cracks. You never know...
robocat 5y ago
I would think that startups would want to bias for people that can make good decisions quickly, within a short decision time. Perhaps hardware startups want more conservative employees? Also in my experience, a fabulous candidate is sometimes only available for a very short time window (they either have become available due to unforeseen circumstances, or they are snapped up by a faster mover). Is six weeks fast in your opinion?
- steveklabnik 5y ago
  In general: no, we'd love for things to be faster than six weeks. We just get a tremendous amount of applicants, and we have a lot of work to do. So the queue gets backed up. Hiring is hard.
- dls2016 5y ago
  Not insinuating that I'm a "fabulous" candidate (also totally possible that I am!), but I've been experiencing the opposite. The quickest offers I've received have had the most red flags. The places I'd like to work seem to move slower and require more preparation. For instance Oxide has applicants put together a lot of written work and another company has a seemingly easy take-home project but which requires unfamiliar (to me) setup that I haven't had time to tackle. Then there are the faang-style interviews with loops scheduled perhaps weeks in the future. I may send another round of applications soon, but I'm going to be more selective so I can manage the process better.
dls2016 5y ago
Thank you, that does help. I thankfully have some flexibility in my search… and I promise the other replies aren’t alt accounts!