I went to an interview last week. I think it went good. The HR manager also completed reference check. A good sign right? I got a call yesterday (Friday) afternoon just before 5 from the HR manager. She said she will contact me on Tuesday before lunch time to provide a feedback of my application. What does it mean? Is that means I am unsucessful for the role? I didn't ask her. Now I can't stop thinking about it. Anyone got similar experience here?
HR Manager said will call me back for feedback. What does it means?
Lwqhmz on 10/06/2017 - 07:55
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I'm astonished they even got a call.
Most HR types are too lazy/useless even to send out a generic "no thanks" email, let alone actually pick up the phone.
That's an odd call. 95% sure you aren't successful. Bummer.
Its probably a polite call saying that they should have an answer on the applicants moving to the next stage by Wednesday. She most likely has no information yet as to who is likely to get the job.
HR often calls the applicants to give them expected feedback timeframes to prevent the office from being flooded with phone calls at all times of the day asking the same.
It means that the HR manager will contact you on Tuesday to provide feedback on your application.
Means HR wants a brown paper bag with your first months pay in it before they give you the job
Some workplaces make it mandatory to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Ask if while you were not the chosen applicant were you still met the requirements to be appointed?
Most never provide feedback unless you specifically ask for it. You're lucking these days if you get a phone call. If you're not the "one" they want - they will mostly flick you a generic email hoping to not have to deal with you over the phone - in 9/10 cases has been my experience. More so in the last 18 months.
Could be an offer, could be an "unsuccessful applicant" call. Only way to know is to answer the call on Tuesday!
Just don't think about until then.
Could mean anything.
My initial thought is they have offered the position to someone else, who has until Tuesday to accept or decline. You are second in line.
But I could be wrong.
It's Tuesday because Monday is a public holiday.
I know. And person one may have been offered the job four days ago, with HR thinking they may not take it, therefore lining up person two.
Guys, the question has been answered.
It's clearly an unsuccessful application. They won't give feedback if you get the job.
Interesting.
There appears to be 2 primary trains of thought.
The exact outcome will be known Tuesday.Happened to me, after being told I got the job I was also told a couple of things I could improve on.
Relax and wait… who knows what it means… go have a beer
In my experience, I have noticed some people just use the wrong words. She probably thinks "provide an update" and "provide feedback" mean the same thing.
I think there's no indication you are unsuccessful or successful at the moment.
Hang out with friends to distract yourself and have a good long weekend mate!
Agree with this. The company I worked for needs approvals from here and there before they can confirm acceptance, so it will take a bit of time before they can update you on the status.
Hang in there, it's not over yet
She is just trying to get into your head so that you don't try to negotiate when the offer comes in. You just need to stay strong.
No such thing. No HR Manager ringing just before 5.00pm on a Friday before they finish for a long weekend has the time to do something like that. These days negotiation is not often on the table. The salary is 'what it is'. You apply knowing pretty much what you can expect to be paid.
For many Government jobs, where there are strict criteria that candidates are assessed against it is not unusual to give all candidates that got an interview feedback as to which criteria they did well against and which they didn't.
As a boss of a large number of staff, I personally call any candidates that I might want to reapply for future vacancies - for example if I only have one vacancy but there were two or more good candidates. That way, I can give the runner up some feedback that will let them know that they only just missed out and hopefully assist them with future interviews and build some good will. The last thing I want is that after letting a good candidate go in one recruitment process for another job to become vacant and then struggle to find a good applicant a few months later.I'd like to be a "half full" kind of person - therefore optimistic - about such a call. Normally you could say that reference checking is a good sign that you're going to get the job as it is one of the last processes that HR people undertake. Unless one of your referee's didn't give you as good a wrap as they expected? Did you check with your referees as to what questions they asked and what information the HR Manager was seeking. If the referee checks delivered some bad news about you - and they have two people that were neck and neck and they offered it to the other person - then the HR Manager's phone call could be a tactic to keep you on the boil in case the other candidate doesn't accept after the weekend. I'd speak to your referee's to get some understanding of how that went.
Update?
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Unsuccessful sorry. Never received feedback when I have got the job.