When they are done, it may be a perfect fit for you, or not. , maybe NOT!ДЄgain, they havenвЂ™t found the perfect candidate or thereвЂ™s been a change in profits, so they are reconsidering the structure of the job. Or, possibly, they are considering restructuring the job to a higher level now that they can afford it.Д©.

Or, perhaps, business has improved, and them may be able to make multiple offers. Maybe, the job will be changed to something that will be cheaper to fill. Perhaps budgets are being juggled because of an unexpected drop in business and/or profits, and they wonвЂ™t contact anyone until they know they can afford to fill the job. Business has changed unexpectedly, and they are waiting for the dust to settle or adjusting to a new reality. The right people need to approve new hires, often in very specific order up the organizationвЂ™s management chain, and decisions wait until the appropriate approval is received so the paperwork can passed on up to the next level.ДЁ.

Yet again, someone important in the decision-making may be out of the office or unavailable for some reason. More missing decision-makers, higher up the chain. They told you the interview process is complete - all drug tests, background checks, and everything else is done, and a decision will be made by last week (or even last month). When it is finally time to make an offer. Someone(s) is holding out for the вЂњperfect candidateвЂќ (who didnвЂ™t apply), so they may be discussing re-posting the job or re-structuring it to fit the best candidate they have. They are checking references and running background checks on all the finalists, and waiting for results before they make their decision.ДЄgain, someone critical to the process may be unavailable, and nothing goes forward until they rejoin the process. They are working their process, tying up all the loose ends, checking off all the to-dos. If youвЂ™ve been through one or more rounds of interviews and are still waiting to hear, other things can get in the way:Д¤. And, figuring out who gets invited back is often a very complicated process involving meetings, discussions, email, and more meetings and discussions.

Then, they may be scheduling a second (or third or fourth) round of interviews for the people who did well on the early round(s), after they determine who made it to the next round. They are getting ready for the next round. Interviews with other candidates are scheduled and re-scheduled as necessary people become available and unavailable (see #1).ДЈ. Whether or not you were the first candidate interviewed, it may be a long wait. The other interviews are taking more time than expected. Until that person is available, the process waits.Дў. Hiring someone usually involves more than one person, and someone necessary to the process might be missing - out of the office (vacation, illness, death in the family, business travel, fired or quit, etc.) or handling an emergency. Someone necessary to the process is missing. Many things can disrupt the schedule, particularly in large organizations.ДЎ. Without intending, the employerвЂ™s plans for the timing of the next step in the hiring process are almost always too optimistic. Or it could have everything to do with you. The reason you havenвЂ™t heard from them probably has little to do with you. But, speaking as someone who has been on the вЂњother sideвЂќ of the process, that assumption is often totally wrong. Job seekers always seem to assume that the process works perfectly and smoothly on the employerвЂ™s side. Yet!ДЎ0 Things that Could Be Happening While You Wait Particularly if it has only been few days or a couple of weeks past the date the employer said theyвЂ™d get back to you, donвЂ™t give up on the job. Employers almost always need more time to fill a job than they believe they will. You will probably not be told what happened, but donвЂ™t give up on an opportunity too soon. Until you hold a job offer (with the right job title, salary, and start date) in your hand, you donвЂ™t have a new job.Д«ut, donвЂ™t assume that no news is bad news for your job search! Or, you may hear from them tomorrow.ДonвЂ™t вЂњpauseвЂќ your job search while you wait for an answer.Дo NOT put your job search on hold while you wait to hear the news on any job! Keep your job search momentum rolling. Their own deadline has passed - maybe days or weeks (even months) ago. The recruiter/HR person/hiring manager said theyвЂ™d make a decision before the end of last week. Maybe one of the interviewers said they looked forward to working with you. You had job interviews at a place youвЂ™d like to work.

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