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Well, now I have yet another interview (phone screen) which I scheduled for next week. I applied to around 30 jobs but I certainly don't want to go to that many interviews. These positions are all accounting/finance related. One is a cpa firm, one is a company and the 3rd one is a state job.
Your interview rate at 10% seems about right. You have to keep on applying and keep on going on interviews until you get a job offer. I have applied for 54 jobs in the past two months and have went on 6 interviews (one more today makes 7), no job offers.
Sometimes you get hired on the spot, other times it can take weeks or months. Don't assume just because you go on an interview for a job that you are going to get the job. There always seems to be a better "fit" waiting in the wings (that has been my experience, anyway).
I read somewhere on the internet (must be true, eh?) that it takes between 10-14 interviews to get a job offer in today's economy. Sounds about right. So keep on applying and keep on interviewing, that is all you can do.
Thank you everyone for your responses! I will go to the interview today and also continue to apply to other positions. I have a tendency to want to only deal with one thing at a time but I can't remain unemployed for an indefinite amount of time. I have to push myself to get out there.
So I should not take it as a bad sign? I interviewed today and am interested in the position but also have an interview tomorrow somewhere else.
I would rather just go with this place and cancel tomorrow's interview but now it's getting too late in the day to cancel.
I was in the exact same situation. I interviewed with a company last Tuesday and really wanted to work with them. I was hoping they'd made an offer that day, as I had an interview on Wednesday I was hoping to get out of. They didn't get back to me before the interview so I went to the other one. This second company called me two hours after the interview with an offer so I emailed the first company to notify them that I had received an offer and was wondering how far they were in their process. They emailed me back saying they would like to make me an offer as well, however this offer was ~$15,000 less then what the second company offered. Given this I was glad the first company didn't make me an offer right away as I would most likely have taken it and never received the much better offer from the second company.
All that being said, I don't think that companies typically act this hastily when making hiring decisions so don't take the wait as a bad sign.
Also, as one poster has already pointed out, the experience gained from interview is invaluable. So if you don't have an offer on the table that you want to accept interview with as many companies as possible.
Thank you. I emailed my acceptance of the offer and I contacted the other places and informed them that I am rescinding my application.
Yesterday and today I have been inundated with calls about job opportunities for accountants.
However, I have no interest in searching and searching for possibly the best job. I really liked the people from Wednesday's interview so I made my decision. I start my new job on Monday.
Thank you. I emailed my acceptance of the offer and I contacted the other places and informed them that I am rescinding my application.
Yesterday and today I have been inundated with calls about job opportunities for accountants.
However, I have no interest in searching and searching for possibly the best job. I really liked the people from Wednesday's interview so I made my decision. I start my new job on Monday.
Hey I am just wondering if the offer was through email? What was the subject of the email if you dont mind me asking? Trying to see what an offer email is like.
Getting an offer the same day you interview is very rare, I would expect it only to happen for low wage positions in the service industry.
The norm for most jobs is 1-2 weeks, if you haven't heard back after 3 weeks you probably didn't get the job.
It's not rare at all. And it happens often at high level positions which pay more. These individuals have more options and the employers know it - supply and demand. It's usually a verbal offer followed quickly by a formal offer letter.
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