How Long For Interview Feedback?

[TheTruthAboutLove]

I work in recruitment as a Talent Acquisition Specialist and recruit around 25 people per month for various roles within our business.

Today I had an interview for a new job and was talking to my sister about interview feedback as she’s a HR Director - and how long people generally wait for feedback. I have it in my head I’ve been unsuccessful as I haven’t heard back yet as that’s my normal expectation.

When I interview for our company, I tend to give feedback straight away because I don’t a) want the candidate accepting another role because we waited too long and b) calm candidate nerves and deliver the news ASAP. My sister said that today she offered a person a role and it had been two weeks from their interview date and this is a regular occurrence, they just take their time to make decisions.

So, and I know interview feedback and offers is dependent on several factors, but how long would you deem a good amount of time before giving an offer/decline/feedback? Does it make you look desperate immediately giving feedback?

I would think that immediate feedback meant I definitely didn't get the job...

To get an offer - really depends on the seniority and how many other candidates are being interviewed.

When we interview we don't give anyone feedback or let anyone know the outcome until we've interviewed all candidates, and that could be anything up to a couple of weeks. But we would set those expectations at the end of the interview.