r/interviews • u/lifestyle2001 • 15h ago

Why do they do this?

Why do hiring managers and hr people say they’ll give you an answer by X day and almost never meet this deadline? It only creates expectations and restlessness.

PS: I’m at the final stage of a super long hiring process and the head of people said I’m a finalist and would give my an answer by Thursday (yesterday) or today… Any advice?

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u/Nach0Maker 15h ago

People are busy and it's a holiday weekend. I wouldn't expect anything before Wednesday.

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u/lifestyle2001 15h ago

But yesterday and today isn’t a holiday, right?

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u/Nach0Maker 15h ago

I had an interview yesterday and the recruiter is off today and Monday. Then I had another today but it got rescheduled to Tuesday because the hiring manager was off today and Monday. No clue man...