There we’ve all been. You leave an interview knowing as you nailed it, positively giddy. It’s just a matter of days, maybe less, before you are called back by the boss with a work offer.
But after a week goes by and then two, it begins to sink into the reality that you may have misjudged the situation. Your exhilaration slowly transforms to frustration, even anger at the fact that the boss doesn’t even bother calling you back. If you were merely a faceless candidate in a pile of many, it would make more sense. Actually, however, you shook the employer’s hand, exchanged human pleasantries, and made a bond. What’s happening here?
Here are three real reasons why was slow to react to good applicants on where they stood if you found yourself rattling off the ways you ruined your chances of landing your dream work.
Your Resume
This is the gatekeeper of your career. You can make or break your chances of getting an interview by providing a strong resume. So be sure it’s ready for your job search. Is your resume clear to read, professional-looking, and error-free? Does it emphasize the right abilities and assets? Is it present, short, and concise?
Note that it takes just a few seconds for an applicant to peruse each resume. He goes on to the next one if it doesn’t catch his attention right away. Before you send out some more resumes, reading this refresher on how to compose the ideal resume might be helpful.
Your Interview
If you’ve won the interview, the tough part now is to convince the Employers to recruit you. It helps to note that if they did not already think you were eligible, they would not have gone to the trouble of inviting you for an interview. Mostly, nailing the interview is about something more unspoken: your character, professional presence, and whether or not they think you’re going to fit in.
There are so many variables that can negatively influence the interview’s progress. But it’s important to determine what’s going wrong if you keep getting to this point without sealing the deal.
Are you dressed for the interview properly? Are you on schedule? Have you practiced your responses beforehand so that you can quickly showcase your qualities? Are you coming off as optimistic or hopeless? Is the language of your body free, polite, and relaxed?
We have sometimes worked out the Nitty-Gritty Details
Silence on the radio is never enjoyable, but I found myself playing ping-pong with a variety of different departments on more than one occasion to decide how much we could afford to pay a nominee. This, of course, forced me to send a variety of emails like the one we mentioned previously. I knew how frustrating it would have been for our top candidates, so sending them a note to say, ‘Sorry for the delay!’ would have been totally unprofessional of me. Now, we are working out how much money we want to give you! Tightly hang!
Conclusion
We fully empathize with everyone who has ever sought to rationalize why a recruiter has not replied instantly. Know that recruiters want you to be awesome and do not want, or have time, to play games with you before you make yourself insane with a long list of your own excuses. So, take a deep breath, stop checking your inbox, and let us remind you that it’s awesome for you.
it’s frustrating as hell when employers ghost you and you’re left wondering what the heck went wrong. So, let’s break this down. First off, take a moment to reflect on employers application materials.
