Posted earlier in chat but no reply.

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Hi everyone, first post

I applied to a job a few weeks ago & was interviewed middle of last week. It was unique role that involved working on a shooting range.

I applied as I had the relevant previous administration & customer service experience the job advert stated they needed, it also said that it was fine to have no experience with weapons as they would fully train you up & pay for certificate etc.

Sounded interesting to me and certainly out of the norm! So I applied and got a call last Monday asking me in for an interview that week.

My interview (I felt) went really well, the guy who interviewed me was very friendly, joking around and professional in explaining and taking time to show me around and inform me about policies and each weapon. (They also do archery, crossbow etc there too).

The actual interview was over an hour and he stated I had great answers and he went into great detail about what he thought I could bring extra to the job role and how much of an asset I'd be with my previous experience. (Basically bigging me up which made me feel sure I'd get it!)

He said he'd get back to me regardless end of the week as he always rings people to let them know the outcome. He had 3 people overall that he interviewed for the role. (He told me this and said he'd had to go through a lot of CV's and only 3 were suitable!)

It's now Tuesday and I haven't heard anything? They're open till late on Sundays so I assumed end of the week would be Sunday last week.

I called yesterday just to check in and ask if I'd missed a call/ask for feedback as I hadn't heard back.
Receptionist said she'd pass my number on to the guy who interviewed me and get him to call me.

Still heard nothing..

Sadly this is not unusual. It is reasonable to contact them to ask for feedback if you didn't get the job

Agree it’s not unusual. People are full of ill confirm/call etc by x date... and they don’t.

@Confusedbeetle Yeah I do usually do that as feedback can be really helpful. I've heard nothing still so I'm assuming the receptionist didn't pass the message on.

Should I call again or do I sound crazy?

Or the receptionist has passed the message on just fine and they don't want to talk to you / aren't ready to talk to you. Don't chase again yet

@timeisnotaline It's such a shame as I think it gives a business a bad name too tbh. I certainly wouldn't want to go back there now as I feel like they don't care enough to reply. (It was a local business, not small by any means though!)

Especially as he said he was only interviewing 3 people, surely it takes 1 minute max to call someone and inform them they haven't got it? Then at least it leaves you on good terms with them as they've been considerate enough to tell you.

@MiniCooperLover Good point, I won't call again as the balls in their court anyway.

I thought even if they're still deliberating that he would have phoned on Monday just to say, Hi, sorry for no call yet we're still interviewing etc. He seemed really friendly and really bigged me up saying I'm great for the role etc.

You’re going to sound crazy.

He only interviewed three people. He’s not going to have forgotten about you.

He’s either crazy busy or he’s given someone else first refusal.

Just leave it, keep looking for other jobs and see what happens.

He might want you for the job but be too busy to deal with it right now, if you keep pestering them he won’t thank you for it.

You'll sound a bit full-on imo. I'd give it another week then ask for feedback.
Rest assured they'll call if you have the job. Don't chase them. They won't have lost your details or forgotten you.

@IncrediblySadToo You're right, I don't want to hurt any chance I may have

@BlueMerchant I'll definitely leave it for now, probably won't call again if they don't contact me.

I just think it's quite rude as they said they'd get back to me at the end of the week, they needed someone quickly too. Surely if they're still deliberating they'd call and quickly say 'we're still interviewing should get back to you in a week' sort of thing? (I would anyway if I owned a business!)

Obviously I haven't got it.

They might be following up references, or in negotiations with another candidate

Last year I had a very good interview and was told that I would hear back either way the following Friday. The Friday came and went and a week later I contact the person in HR who had arranged the interview.

Nothing. Squat.

I don't give a damn if this is normal, it is incredibly rude and gives a very poor impression of your company. Luckily it's only ever happened to me once.

I don't expect a reply to every application I do, but I do expect something if I get to interview stage - especially if only a handful of people are being interviewed.

Do you have an email address? If so, maybe drop them an email, something like this...

Dear XXX

I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to meet with me last week in relation to XXX position.

I felt the interview went well and I particularly liked [insert a couple of points about the company/role]

Having had time to reflect, I really feel I could offer a lot to this role and that it would be a great fit for me. If I'm unsuccessful however, I would really appreciate your feedback so that I have some action points to work on for future interviews.

Yours Sincerely etc.

Good luck! x

Actually, maybe remove at least one of those 'reallys' from that last paragraph

Maybe you've had a close escape.
They don't sound very reliable and the guy sounds a bit OTT.
I'd be thinking it wasn't meant to be.

@CottonSock They didn't take any references, the guy was very laid back and said he liked to make his own professional judgements (whatever that means!).

@BlueMerchant Agree :) Thank you.

I'd give them another ring, or send an e-mail saying you are still interested in the position.

@WeepingWillowWeepingWino 100% agree. It's so incredibly rude, especially when you have an interview and really get to know someone.

It does reflect badly I think on the company. I'm still hoping I'll hear back though as I was really wanting it. I've been applying to jobs for 3 months now and it's the first interview I've had in ages!

@MikeUniformMike I rang yesterday though, I feel like it's way over the top. I think I'll leave it now as they know I was really enthusiastic & also rang yesterday to follow up.

I think I've done all I can do myself for now.

@Lifeonmars77 That's a great email! If I haven't heard by the end of this week maybe I'll send that, just even to get interview feedback as that's always really helpful :)

Life on Mars77's e-mail. Do it now. It might get you the job.

Just got an email, I didn't get it.

oh, I'm sorry, what a shame!

If they said they'd say but haven't, the most likely scenario is that you're "reserve" - someone else has been offerred and didn't say yes or no immediately, and they're waiting on that. But they can't tell you that, so they say nothing.

It's tricky, because you want to look eager and ready, but if you push it it could be easier to just say no to you and readvertise if the first choice eventually declines. I'd give a full week at least from the interview (maybe end of the week meant 7 or 8 days in his world) and a little slack - so end of this working week, Thu/Fri to gently probe again?