To think that it’s piss poor to not be told if you have got the job or not?

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Interview last week, I was shit, utter shit, HOWEVER I’ve just seen the job re advertised.
Why don’t they let you know?
I’m scared to leave my phone anywhere in case they try to ring. Nothing.
I just go to pieces at interviews, ffs.

Did they say they’d let you know? Sometimes they only let the successful candidate know

If you're scared to leave your phone why don't you email them asking for the outcome

I’m going to ring tomorrow.

I really really wanted that job and would be completely fabulous at it too. 😞

Agree. I think you should always get a polite email or call after an interview, never a generic email or be ignored. Prepping for an interview takes time, you may have taken time off work or out of your day etc so it’s plain courtesy.

YANBU. If we were still in the days where someone had to ring every unsuccessful candidate and let them know, I could understand. But with email you can just have a nice generic one and ping it off.

It's awful. I once had a job interview which went amazingly well. The interviewer was all 'when you work here...'. Went home expecting a call the next day. After a week and still nothing I called to ask and got an 'oops sorry we meant to tell you, we think you have too many family commitments to be able to put in the hours we want'. Basically I think the interviewer looked at a form they had me fill out and realised, after I'd gone, that between us we have 5 children. I'm not even sure they were allowed to discriminate like that but honestly I didn't want to work there after that anyway!

I’ve applied for several jobs and had no reply at all not even a bland “On this occasion you’ve not been successful”. I think it’s so rude if you’ve taken the time to fill out application forms and gone to interviews.

If they say before hand, if you don't hear from us then you have been unsuccesful thenfine. (as you have been told.) But I have gone over a month and found out I was succesful. That was worse.

Generally they only respond if you're successful, don't they?

I’ve only ever been contacted if I’ve got the job and every job I got they contacted me less than 24 hours after the interview.
If you’ve not heard back from them within 48hrs it’s highly unlikely you’ve got the position.
Sorry OP

Pet hate.

It is really bad manners to not let the unsuccessful intervees know. All the have to do is send a generic email to the unnsuccessful candidates. They could even add a line saying "unfortunately no feedback will be available".

I get not replying to people who didn't get through to interviews (although I don't agree with it). But once you've spent time and money interviewing they should have the courtesy to let you know.

Pet hate.
Agreed.

If you’ve not heard back from them within 48hrs it’s highly unlikely you’ve got the position.

Maybe in some sectors but certainly not in mine (university admin). I’ve seen it take a week to get back to the successful candidate.

4 years ago, I never heard from a job after interview. It was an all day interview (school) - had to plan and deliver a group activity (and resource it myself) had an interview from the school council, had to prepare a support lesson for an imaginary child with additional needs, be in the staff room and do a formal interview. Had to take unpaid leave from work. Never heard a thing. Not even a courteous email saying no. I agree with PP who have said its rude - it is rude, after someone takes the time, expense and effort to come somewhere for interview, even a simple email so people can stop worrying and move on. Feedback is even better but not always practical in many roles I realise. But to hear nothing - I think it’s out of order personally.

I would make contact, and to be honest say that you realise you most likely haven’t got the role but could you please have that confirmed so that you can move on. Be polite about it, but firm enough.

I’ve seen job adverts that say only successful candidates would be contacted, I think that’s fair enough as long as they give a deadline date and stick to it, likewise so that if someone doesn’t hear by the deadline they haven’t got it hanging over them. But after interview I think any interviewed candidate should be given the common courtesy of a reply.

If you’ve not heard back from them within 48hrs it’s highly unlikely you’ve got the position

Not true at all. It took 4 weeks to hear back once as the Manager got married, had her honeymoon and then was unwell. My last job was 4 days and my current role i’m In the 2nd week off took a while. I got interviewed on the Monday and didn’t hear anything until the Thursday then got a firm offer on the Friday.

I went for an interview at a university once and was specifically told that the person signing the recruitment off was unfortunately away and wouldn’t be back for three weeks now - so don’t be surprised if you don’t hear from us, it’s not necessarily bad news. All lovely, lovely, we think you’re great etc etc.

Four anxious weeks later, I thought fuck if I’m ringing. I heard a series of whispered conversations in the background in the HR office and they said “leave it with us, we’ll find out.” About an hour later I got the rejection email.

That was annoying.