Trying to not feel anxious in limbo period after final interview - any insight?
Hey all, trying to have a bit more of a glass half full perspective to recruiting/the application process. I know it isn't an easy gig and I've been really fortunate in my current situation to have a great recruiter who has helped me along every step of the way. I'll do a detailed explanation of everything up until today and then a TL;DR to just summarize.
Almost a month ago exactly, a recruiter from an organization reached out to me regarding a role he felt I was a good fit for. I had initially applied for another role altogether but they felt I was a better fit for this one, which was awesome to hear. We switched my application to that role and we began getting interviews in the book. The first was with the hiring manager two weeks ago, which we had to reschedule 2x (calendars didn't align, and he got bogged down with some projects. All stuff the recruiter and scheduler were VERY transparent about). Within 15 minutes of that interview ending the recruiter emailed me that they got notes I did an exceptional job and was good for next round. We did the next round at the end of that week, and then last week Monday I got feedback that I did so great I advanced to the final round. The very next day, I got an email for an interview that day which was amazing to me.
Tuesday last week, I concluded my final interview and reached out to my recruiter to let them know I had wrapped it up and that I truly appreciated their help in navigating me through this process. The recruiter contacted me right after to say that they were glad it went well, final feedback will be available by end of week, and "stay tuned!". The week came to a close and Friday I shot out a quick email to just ask if they had any notes or feedback. They said all of the feedback was really good and that their "fingers are crossed!", that they will be meeting early next (this) week to make a final decision, and again to "stay tuned!". All in all, a really positive interaction and I felt good going into the weekend.
It's Tuesday now and I, understandably, have not heard back. I feel like I'm getting in my own head a bit about if I'm the second option, if I'm reading too hard into the optimistic responses, etc, and if I should have heard a more definitive comment in regard to getting an offer. It's been a good couple of years since I've applied for a role and I just can't gauge if everything is progressing as intended or if maybe I should be seeing warning signs right now? I had gotten to the final interviews at another place a few weeks back, had not great communication with the recruiter, then got a generic rejection with no feedback. It kind of rattled me.
TL;DR: After three interviews with "great feedback/remarks" and general enthusiasm/optimism from my recruiter, I'm waiting on a final decision (assuming discussions happened today or yesterday?) and trying to gauge what the timeline should look like before I hear back this week and if I really shouldn't be sweating so much right now.
Posted Apr 30, 2024, 7:11 PM UTC