A question to my wise flist:

[ridicully]

After a job interview is it expecting too much to be somehow notified if one got the job? I can deal with not being accepted just fine, but I'd like to actually *know* not to infer it from not hearing anything for nearly two weeks. Just a simple email: "We're sorry, you are not what we're looking for"? Is that asking for too much? Is that just not How It Is Done? Am I just hopelessly naive?
I'm completely serious in asking here. Applying to jobs is just nothing I know anything about.

This entry was brought to you by my abused fingernails and my inability to put contingency plans into action without concrete facts.

Comments

job search

[synergybc.livejournal.com]

That's happened to me more times than I want to count. One place I called after sitting around waiting for a call early on in my job searching out of college had the guy say, "oh right. The job position's been filled." *click*

Most place, in my experience, don't care that much. They figure if you care you'll contact them to find out. >:-p Yesterday I saw in line for the University sub sandwich shop a woman with whom I interviewed, like, 2 months ago. It reminded me she never got back to me on whether I was still in the running or what. I think she thought I would recognize her because she smiled in my direction and it wasn't until that (random "stranger" smiling in my direction) that made me really look at her and realize who she was. :-p

[slashkilter.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes - it would be the polite thing to do, but in my recent search for jobs I've come across many a "if we don't contact you, tough luck". Same thing happened with an internship I applied for - I really don't expect to hear from them if they're not interested.

[arthenadent.livejournal.com]

I have never heard from a company unless I did get the job. The only times I've gotten a "no, that's been filled" is when I called them to ask. It's just how things are, I suppose. Best to learn this now; my boyfriend did not know this a few years ago, spent weeks waiting for employers to call him back, and ended up unemployed for much longer as a result!

[kateshort.livejournal.com]

Sometimes after the first round of interviews, they get a candidate, and then the person changes their mind.

Sometimes they decide they aren't sure and want to look at a few more people.

In those cases, they might later come back to you or ask you for a 2nd interview. So unless they call to tell you you're it, it's usually a case of limbo.

[gameboyguy13.livejournal.com]

I would call the place and inquire about the status of your application, basically. Something like "I'm just following up on it" sounds professional and makes you look conscientious.

[ridicully]

It's really good to know that, thanks.
*hates limbo anyway*

[ridicully]

And here we get to the difficult point. Just calling to ask is nearly the hardest thing at all for me. I'd even rather continue being in limbo if it means I don't have to ask.
Thanks for your help anyway :)

Re: job search

[ridicully]

I really wish not all my jobs before had been so informal. It's just good to know these things. Thanks for your help

Re: job search

[ridicully]

*grumbles and mumbles* How much time would a mass email to all rejected candidates take?*grumbles and mumbles some more*

Anyway, it's good to know these things, thanks for your help.
(Good thing my memory for faces is so bad, I'd not recognize anyone in a queue in any case *g*)

[ridicully]

I wish they'd just tell you that at the interview. "If you don't hear from us, we don't want you." I'm ok with that. I just don't care for these figure it out yourself scenarios. *grumble*
Oh well, at least now I know. Kind of.