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/the_elephant_sack 15h ago

Assume you didn’t get a job and keep looking. If someone tells you something will be done by a certain date, don’t believe them.

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u/lifestyle2001 14h ago

But it’s hard to ignore my expectations. It’s been more than 4 interviews so far and I’m at the final stage. They even said I’m a finalist. It’s hard to not think about it

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u/ParisHiltonIsDope 14h ago

Okay, how about if I just personally set those expectations for you instead?

Going forward, whatever day the company tells you they will contact you by, assume they mistakenly gave you that date. Push it back by two business days. And if you don't hear from them by the end of that day, follow up the next business day. Like just completely ignore the date that they tell you, and mark the day that you're going to follow up on your calendar.