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Should I just give up and look for something else?

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SagaN4 · 25/04/2022 20:39

I received a conditional job offer from a UK university on 8th April. The email stated the employment particulars including a start date and that a contract would be sent in the next 48 hours. I have received nothing since. I've emailed and phoned the recruitment department in HR, but can't get through to anyone.

I get they may be waiting on references to come back or have staff off sick etc., but AIBU in thinking that I should just start looking for something else? Surely they'd let me know if they'd found someone else for the role? It's my first professional position so I'm just worried it's not going to come to anything...

OP posts:
Cornishmumofone · 25/04/2022 20:58

University HR departments are notoriously slow... and many UK universities will
have had closure days over Easter. Keep trying; don't give up!

Haus1234 · 25/04/2022 21:00

My experience of friends in academia is the universities are very slow I’m afraid! Keep calling them …

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