How long do you wait to hear about a second interview? (jobs, moving)

[chef.sunny22]

What if someone said you were on the short list for a second interview and never called back?

Hubby is on tenderhooks. They said he has the skills but so far no one called (supposed to call Friday but never did).

The immediate supervisor asked skilled related questions. The head of the dept just gave him a stress/psychobabble interview. Said he had all the skills and was on the short list.

So far he has not heard about second interviews. My husband did not send a thank you. I told him to but he said no.

Has this happened to anyone?

Do you have any advice?

[joe from dayton]

They could still be making the short list. It can also take weeks from actually making the short list to moving further on in the process. There are just too many variables.

[beera]

When my husband was told he'd hear on Friday, it actually took 2 Fridays, but he continued looking in the meantime. I suggest not waiting.

[chef.sunny22]

He's not waiting. He was looking for other jobs the next day after the interview.

Thanks for the replies.

[thebunny]

Originally Posted by chef.sunny22

What if someone said you were on the short list for a second interview and never called back?

Hubby is on tenderhooks. They said he has the skills but so far no one called (supposed to call Friday but never did).

The immediate supervisor asked skilled related questions. The head of the dept just gave him a stress/psychobabble interview. Said he had all the skills and was on the short list.

So far he has not heard about second interviews. My husband did not send a thank you. I told him to but he said no.

Has this happened to anyone?

Do you have any advice?

From the HR perspective, there is nothing wrong with calling to follow up once the time you are supposed to hear has PASSED. If I tell someone Thursday, if they call me at 3 Thursday afternoon, I am going to be annoyed as it is very possible I do not have an answer yet. however, if they call me Friday am and say you were supposed to call Thursday, I am not going to be mad. If I say I am going to call Friday, I will usually waiti until the very end of the day if I have not heard anything, but usually call. That said, crisis happens. i was supposed to call a candidate this am at 8:30...if we hadn't had to evacuate the building for a possible fire (false alarm luckily) at 8:20 I would have....

So, once the time has passed, call.