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Anonymous C asked on Jan 28, 2022

I had three interviews in one day - 2 Principals and 1 Partner. As per the HR, the feedback was mixed, hence, I had one more interview (under performed) with a senior Partner.

Senior Partner mentioned “they would get back to me shortly and communicate next steps”.

It has been more than 12 hours, no communication from the HR team so far (they have been very proactive till now). 

How should I read into this and the fact that they required one more interview to take a decision?

 

 

Edit - got offer letter after 3 weeks :)

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Francesco
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Hi there,

A 12-hour period is not enough to drive conclusions. I know cases where an offer was extended one week after the last interview.

I think you know already why they asked for the extra interview – they were not sure about your performance in the previous three given the mixed feedback. 

Unfortunately at this stage, you cannot do much more than wait. If you don’t hear from them within 1 week it is totally fine to follow up.

Good luck!

Francesco 

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Anonymous C on Jan 29, 2022

Hi Francesco, thank you for your response. Based on your experience, if a firm had to reject a candidate, how long it takes? Is it wrong to assume 'rejection would be a straightforward decision, hence can be communicated quickly'?

Francesco on Jan 29, 2022

Hi there, there is no pre-defined timeline for rejection. As mentioned, from your side what you can do is to wait one week and follow up after that with HR if there is no news. Hope this helps

Anonymous C on Feb 19, 2022

got the offer :)

Francesco on Feb 19, 2022

Well done, congratulations! Very happy to hear that :)

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Hello!

Nothing to worry at all, 12h is really no time. 

The people who interviewed you need to get together and deliberate, and agendas can be a nightmare!

I would only reach out after 2-3 days  

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

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Anonymous on Jan 28, 2022

Thanks Clara for your response. They had these discussions already after the initial 3 interviews - unfortunately they could not conclude on my candidature. and I had to appear one more interview. Given this context, I think the decision making process after the last interview should be quite straight forward, especially (and unfortunately) when I feel I tremendously underperformed :x I have little hopes, just want a closure to get some peace.

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No worries regarding time!

Especially if the last interview was with a Senior Partner, HR have to get hold of them first to get appropriate feedback. Not the easiest thing based on my own experience…

Fingers crossed!

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Anonymous C on Jan 30, 2022

Thanks Moritz for the response. Any idea if the turn around time for 'in case you're rejected' and 'in case you're selected' is same or different?

Ian
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Hi there,

It has been 12 hours! Please relax…there is nothing to read into yet :)

Of course, it will all depends on how well you did in that last interview. That said, be patience. Wait at least a week or two before you reach out.

Good luck!

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