AIBU to think I didn't get the job?

I haven't. Given they said end of last week, early this week, I'm positive is a no and they're talking to their preferred candidate. Ah well.

Did you hear anything back? Did you email them?

Ghosting happens at all levels now. If they want a candidate they will keep in touch whilst any decision is rattified. Ignoring you means they do not want you

A few years ago my son was looking for a job. He went through three interviews, for the second one he had to spend days working on a presentation which went well. After the third stage they said they would let him know very shortly. After a fortnight he contacted them - they had “forgotten” to tell him he hadn’t got it. In the end he got a better job.

I had an interview in the July and then heard nothing so assumed I didnt get the job. In the December I got a letter in to say the training course started in the January. I turned up to the training course and nobody seemed to know why Id never been contacted to say I got the job.

Impossible to say.
But on Monday l would start looking for other jobs. Don't sit waiting with baited breath for a reply. Will.also take your mind off it. Keep busy

You have.done well to get this far.

Get a new job before AI really kivkd in when HR will.be belatedly referred to as Human Remains.

Good Luck

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Yes, I'm remembering now, a company doing this to me - Completely ghosting me & I'd pushed it to the back of my mind, because not such a long time after, I got a much better job, so it was a luck escape, to have not gotten the aforementioned job-(But it would've been nice if they'd not left me high & dry, wondering, in suspense)
Blessings In Disguise - I'm praying this will also be the case for Original Commenter
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Sadly not many emplyers have the decency to let people know if theyve been unsuccessful or give feedback.

Greetings, original commenter
My heart goes out to you &
I don't think you're being unreasonable, because I believe, they should stick to their word, & follow through - They stated they'd inform you by the end of the week - So it's mere common decency, to confirm, one way or the other - I'm sure the company will have enough staff to do this?
Wishing you all the utmost very best
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I interviewed about 5 weeks ago for an interview on a wednesday and they said they would let me know by friday! They didnt call by friday, yet they did call the following Wednesday and ive just completed the first week in my new job!!

So there could still be a chance!!

Just forget about it and enjoy your weekend, OP! Life will go on either way.

We've just been through a hiring process, and it took weeks to offer the job to the candidate we chose - massive arguments amongst the chiefs about whether she would be worth it - my manager arguing forcefully that we need someone at this level of competence, and the board arguing that we don't. My manager won the argument, thankfully.

So there is still hope.

No idea, but will you let us know next week?

I’m in recruitment and I’m often told by clients we will have final decision by end of Friday. So I tell candidates that and then it doesn’t happen! And it’s infuriating. It can be such a variety of things - could it be that your second choice and they are waiting to hear from first choice? Yes. It happens. But I’ve got sooooo many clients off poorly atm that’s delayed it, so many processes get delayed due to needing an ‘unexpected sign off’, hr red tape, there are literally a million reasons. It’s understandably the only thing you’re thinking of, but it’s one of many many things they are working on. They may just simply have been too busy! I hope you hear soon. I know it’s torturous then waiting over the weekend.

From the other side - obviously I don't know what sector you're in but sometimes the interviewer gives wrong information, or something happens to delay contact. I hate when people are left hanging for the outcome of their interview, it's not professional at all, and the reasons for it are many and varied. But ime sometimes (ok, fairly often) the interviewer will say 'you'll hear by Friday' but then it turns out some person involved in signing off on the preferred candidate is on annual leave. If you haven't heard from them by Monday if it was me I wouldn't have any problem with an interviewee getting in touch.

I’m with you OP I’m afraid I don’t think you’ve got it. Whenever I’ve had this situation (feedback/decision not arrived by the expected time) and had a gut feeling I was unsuccessful I’ve always been correct.

Preferred candidate could've secured another job. That happens. So they are now making a decision based on the top couple beneath that person. If there's very little to distinguish each one and they all look good there might still be several in the running, including you.

Wait till Monday afternoon. Then politely chase it up.

I think it's too soon to say, but if you don't get it I suggest following them up

I didn't initially get the job that was advertised where I work now, but I thanked them and expressed interest in being considered if they were ever hiring again, and six weeks later they decided they needed to create another position in the same role - I got it. Been there five years now.

Never anything to lose by showing enthusiasm. But I hope you did get it!

I think liklihood is you're not first choice, unless their decision making was very delayed by absence or something. Sounds to me like they're confirming an offer before letting others know. Sorry :(

This feeling is awful. The waiting period, the anticipation. I've been through it with 1 employer just waiting and waiting it was torture.
Like someone said id technically say it's not the end of the week just yet. Id wait till end of Monday to hear back and then I'd give up.

If it makes you feel any better I once waited 3 weeks to get a job offer. I figured there was no way I’d got it by that point but hadn’t had a rejection, then they randomly called and offered it me.

I found out a couple of years later they’d initially offered internally and the internal candidate took a few days before turning it down and then they just got swamped before calling me to offer.

I and the internal candidate are still friends now😆

I hate how companies treat unsuccessful candidates.

Most recruitment is done online, there is absolutely no reason why they cant just send an automated "thanks for applying but we wont be interviewing you. We can't give feedback" email.

As for not letting people know after they've gone to the time and effort of interviewing, that is just so rude. Ive had that and there is just no excuse for it. Luckily both times it was quite obvious I hadnt been successful so I wasnt sat waiting for an email but they still should have had the courtesy to make it official.