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Here is the happened after I applied for a job with a large Canadian Corporation in Canada.
1) Received an email from HR within 4 weeks after applying for the job for scheduling a telephone interview for 30 minutes. 2)Telephone interview was for 10 minutes with the HR person. Asked me some very basic questions about my current employment. Invited me to interview with the HR person and 2 managers the following week. 3) Interviewed at their office for 70 minutes with the HR person and 2 managers. Asked about the work I currently do, several behavioral questions, and challenges the position presented. Interview went very well. I asked them at the end what would be the next step. They said they would interview 4 – 5 candidates and then will select for the second round. 4) Received an email from the HR person inviting me to interview with the Director and one of the managers I met earlier. Asked to provide references. 5) Final interview was with the manager and the Director. The interview went well but was only for 30 minutes. Asked me mostly behavioral questions. The Director mentioned the position involved clerical and junior level work than what I do in my current job. I said I was aware of that and would look forward to working with them if hired. In end I asked if there would be any more interviews. They said this was the final and the next step would be reference check. 6) Emailed the HR person after the interview thanking the person for giving me the opportunity to interview with them and also that I am awaiting a decision on my application.
It has been 3 business days since the final interview. None of my references have been called yet. Typically how soon the HR does reference check? Within a day or two?
Should I be worried and consider this as a “no go”?
Should I email the HR person after 7 business days?
Would appreciate if someone could respond on this one
Last edited by chelseaparker123; 03-13-2013 at 10:10 AM..
Here is the happened after I applied for a job with a large Canadian Corporation in Canada.
1) Received an email from HR within 4 weeks after applying for the job for scheduling a telephone interview for 30 minutes. 2)Telephone interview was for 10 minutes with the HR person. Asked me some very basic questions about my current employment. Invited me to interview with the HR person and 2 managers the following week. 3) Interviewed at their office for 70 minutes with the HR person and 2 managers. Asked about the work I currently do, several behavioral questions, and challenges the position presented. Interview went very well. I asked them at the end what would be the next step. They said they would interview 4 – 5 candidates and then will select for the second round. 4) Received an email from the HR person inviting me to interview with the Director and one of the managers I met earlier. Asked to provide references. 5) Final interview was with the manager and the Director. The interview went well but was only for 30 minutes. Asked me mostly behavioral questions. The Director mentioned the position involved clerical and junior level work than what I do in my current job. I said I was aware of that and would look forward to working with them if hired. In end I asked if there would be any more interviews. They said this was the final and the next step would be reference check. 6) Emailed the HR person after the interview thanking the person for giving me the opportunity to interview with them and also that I am awaiting a decision on my application.
It has been 3 business days since the final interview. None of my references have been called yet. Typically how soon the HR does reference check? Within a day or two? Should I be worried and consider this as a “no go� Should I email the HR person after 7 business days?
Would appreciate if someone could respond on this one
For me it was the next day after the interview and it was a email reference check and didn't involve any phone calls. Not sure if that is the same with the company who interviewed you.
Did you ask the hiring manager or HR when they'd be making the decision by?
Background checks would commence after they've decided which candidate to extend an offer to.
Meanwhile, move on with your job search since this is all out of your hands.
It depends on the company. Some call and some don't. I have been given an offer without a reference check (even though they asked for references) and given an offer after a reference check.
Thanks all for your responses!
I asked at the end of the interview what would be the next step. The program manager said the next step is reference check but did not give any timeline. The HR manager was not present during the final interview. I wrote an email to thank the HR manager right after the final interview. Haven't yet heard back. Some of my friends said in larger corporations they outsource reference to third parties and that take weeks or at times months. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best.
Thanks all for your responses!
I asked at the end of the interview what would be the next step. The program manager said the next step is reference check but did not give any timeline. The HR manager was not present during the final interview. I wrote an email to thank the HR manager right after the final interview. Haven't yet heard back. Some of my friends said in larger corporations they outsource reference to third parties and that take weeks or at times months. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best.
Yes a friend of mine got a job at the IT department of Home Depot and she said that after the final interview it was more than a month before all her references were called and checked. During this time they did not communicate her about the status of her application in spite of her writing to them multiple times. So she had no clue what was going until one of the references got a call. The entitre process from the first interview to actually being hired took more than 4 month. Another friend had a similar experience with Canadian Tire.
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