update

[fearlesss]

so the company from my last post ehh I blew it called. well, the hr lady asked who it was and I told her and she said good because she thought she mis dailed and then she said someone just came into her office could she call me back. So here I am almost an hour later waiting for her to call back. How long should I wait before I call her back?

[old_school_soul]

I'd give it till about 3:45pm.. Want to catch her before she leaves for the weekend.

[fearlesss]

ahh so yea I called her and she says that she's going to /in a meeting. that she had not forgotten about me and that she will call me later or on monday. great I 'm going to be wondering all weekend.

[shadeofgreen]

Holy flaky HR person. Are you sure you want to work for this company?

[fearlesss]

Holy flaky HR person. Are you sure you want to work for this company?


lol actually yes I am sure

[TinyDancer]

She's probably not flaking out, but waiting for an answer about what the hiring department wants to do, waiting for paperwork, waiting on stuff. . . that's how it goes.

[winneythepooh7]

She's probably not flaking out, but waiting for an answer about what the hiring department wants to do, waiting for paperwork, waiting on stuff. . . that's how it goes.

Yup, I would agree. It's a process and it usually involves several people, background checks, reference checks, etc.

[fearlesss]

She's probably not flaking out, but waiting for an answer about what the hiring department wants to do, waiting for paperwork, waiting on stuff. . . that's how it goes.


ahh she is the hr manager

[winneythepooh7]

ahh she is the hr manager

Still doesn't mean anything. As I mentioned and will point out again, hiring is a process and can sometimes take WEEKS.

[TinyDancer]

ahh she is the hr manager
What do you mean by that?

[and1grad]

What do you mean by that?
My guess is that the lady is the HR manager. :p

[TinyDancer]

It didn't make any sense to me though. . . and still kinda doesn't as that was already stated.

Also, I was tired last night and had a few drinks so maybe it's just me. :p

[ywt]

She's probably not flaking out, but waiting for an answer about what the hiring department wants to do, waiting for paperwork, waiting on stuff. . . that's how it goes.

If she was still waiting for stuff, why'd she call him in the first place? I suppose it could've been just to update him that they hadn't decided yet, but I don't think I've ever had someone from HR call me regarding a job I interviewed for just to say, "we haven't decided yet."

I've certainly called them and gotten that answer, but never when HR initiated the call.

[winneythepooh7]

If she was still waiting for stuff, why'd she call him in the first place? I suppose it could've been just to update him that they hadn't decided yet, but I don't think I've ever had someone from HR call me regarding a job I interviewed for just to say, "we haven't decided yet."

I've certainly called them and gotten that answer, but never when HR initiated the call.

That could certainly be it. I've had this happen many times, where they will call to say they want to offer me the position pending the outcome of my background check and references. From my professional experience, it takes on average 2 months from interview to actual start date to happen.

[fearlesss]

It didn't make any sense to me though. . . and still kinda doesn't as that was already stated.

Also, I was tired last night and had a few drinks so maybe it's just me. :p


same here. I have no idea what my point was.

[ywt]

That could certainly be it. I've had this happen many times, where they will call to say they want to offer me the position pending the outcome of my background check and references. From my professional experience, it takes on average 2 months from interview to actual start date to happen.

I guess that makes sense. I just got the impression from some of the posts that fearlesss shouldn't be expecting any information yet as the process takes a while, which, yes, it does.

What confused me is that HR called him. If they made the call, they must've had something to tell him. Maybe that they hadn't made the decision yet, but they weren't just calling to say, "hey, nice day out today, huh?" That's all I was getting at.

[TinyDancer]

I guess that makes sense. I just got the impression from some of the posts that fearlesss shouldn't be expecting any information yet as the process takes a while, which, yes, it does.

What confused me is that HR called him. If they made the call, they must've had something to tell him. Maybe that they hadn't made the decision yet, but they weren't just calling to say, "hey, nice day out today, huh?" That's all I was getting at.
Okay, good point. I have no clue.

[fearlesss]

so i called her today and she says that she is about to go into a confenerce call and that they are going to be sending out letters and to sit tight. WTF?? So I sent an email right after saying I was just following up on her call.