Waiting from stand-by to final selection

When you are being told that you are on "stand by" status after an interview, as per my assumption, what the recruiters do is call the relevant candidates for particular job post, rate them for skills, education and work experience and interview performance. This process takes nearly 2–3 weeks depending on how many job vacancy they have. So you can expect your result within approx. 2 weeks. But it is always good to keep applying for your desired job at multiple companies and see which company offers you best jobs as per your needs, and select the company best suits you.

If you wait for the one interview reply, there are chances that you will need to apply at different organisation after negative response from one interview. Therefore, this way your time will be saved and more chances of being selected. For an initial interview (phone or video), we generally have a timeline of within two weeks, though sometimes it takes me 6 hours and other times it takes me the full two weeks. For a final interview, I have experienced folks getting offers on the spot (incredibly rare) as well as it taking weeks to arrive at a decision. There is no typical time, really, especially if you're comparing across employers. A single company might have a goal of moving folks through process in X days, but other companies also might not be concerned about how long the process takes.

Everything is subject to change based on several factors. Factors that influence timeline are: Organization and competency of the HR or recruitment person and volume of other candidates. Time constraints of key decision makers. Speed with which your references connect with HR or recruitment person. When you apply vs when the position begins. Priority and status of position (e.g if the position has not yet been board or budget approved) Actual or perceived need to be expedient because a candidate Is interviewing other places

However, if you want to know what to expect, you should ask the HR or recruitment person for a timeline. Just be mindful of the tone-- if they didn't provide you with a timeline, they did not break any promises. You are not "following up" about the timeline (that implies this is a reminder of something that was already discussed or in process). Instead, you understand that hiring takes time and are inquiring about the timeline. As you can see, so much of what drives the timeline has nothing to do with the candidate and is controlled by factors out of your hands. I encourage you not to read into the speed with which your application is processed as a "good" or "bad" sign.

The general idea is you do not want to pester them! So asking them where things stand too early and/or too often makes you look very bad. And can easily change their opinion from their having wanted you to a “no way.” As a general rule, I say to give them about 2 weeks. This gives them plenty of time to interview other candidates, think about you and the rest, and adjust for possible other priorities that may have come up. Without asking them their time line you won’t know by guessing.

Now you wait. Keep busy and do something other than pester the company about a decision. If after four weeks, five if one week has a holiday, send an email inquiring if they can share when a decision will be made. Sometimes the next day, sometimes after they have interviewed all the candidates they plan to see for a particular job. They may have questions they want us to ask for them. If they really love someone and don’t want them to get away, they may call us that day. And we convey the interest to the candidate and hopefully schedule an another interview.

This depends on many factors like - for which position you have applied, how many candidates have applied, how much critical is that position for the company etc. But you can check with your recruiter about the status in 2–3 days & if yet the company has not decided on you then you can also ask this question to your recruiter about when can you get the next update. When they are ready, it might take a few days or a few weeks. I once got called six months after an interview for a govt sponsored position, the first guy didn’t work out and I was one of the people next in line.

They didn’t tell me that but I soon found out. I had already taken a position with another organisation so they missed out. If I don’t hear back within a couple of days, I call or email to find out my status. I will call the recruiter if that’s how I got the referral. I’ll email the hiring manager or HR person if I got the referral through one of them. At the end of the interview, I always ask about the time frame and if I may contact them on my status. Don’t be shy. If you’ve been waiting more than a couple days contact them. Cheers!