The wait after final OW interview

Hello,

First congratulations on getting this far.

I believe you shouldn't worry too much about the delay; this is something very normal for off-cycle recruiting.

The good sign is that the data collection, references, and background check are already done which typically means an offer might be coming (although nothing is guaranteed) and the administrative hurdles are out of the way.

Before any consulting firm gives you an offer they typically gather all the feedback from previous interviewers and might even ask the interviewers to discuss the interview outcome, ensure offer consensus, and discuss the level the candidate would come in at. This process can take quite a lot of time to align meeting times that work for all interviewers involved (as you might have seen in the interview process it might take a couple of weeks just to get a single interviewer available for a 1h call).

I would try not to speculate and worry too much; you did your best and now you just have to wait for a final answer (hopefully in the form of an offer). If there is a major urgency from your end, politely reach out to the recruiter, let her know about the situation, and ask for an estimated response time and quicker response.

Fingers crossed and best of luck!

Dont speculate and worry too much. You did your bit and now just relax. If there is an urgency at your end, call HR and politely request for a quicker response.

Based on the details you have provided, everything looks good from my perspective!

Fingers crossed and all the best.

Hello,

If they have started the background check process they must be strongly considering you for the offer. The firm will not pay a third party to conduct background check if they are not sure about the candidate.

 However, in OW, depending on the geography and position , often there are multiple senior level approvals required for a new hire , getting these chain of approvals may take some time ( the approver may be on leave or he has asked for further rationale for additional headcount hire) . While the approvals are getting processed , HR will initiate the background check, they cannot confirm the offer to you unless they have the approval in writing. 

Hope this helps and relax while you wait for the offer :) 

Hi there, 

So I see here two points. 

One, it makes sense for them to look at your performance across the interviews on not give you the offer based on the last one alone. The stages are not siloed and interviewers usually aggregate the feedback from all the parties that saw you before they make a call on your situation. This tends to happen with many firms. 

Second, background checks are totally normal and it's rather a good sign if they're asking you for this info. This suggests that you are definitely considered for the offer. Otherwise they wouldn't go through the trouble and cost of running a background check on you. 

Good luck!

Best,

Cristian

Hi there,

1) Why then are they looking over all my interview performances again?

I would not read between the lines for this. If it is the last interview, it makes sense that the person wants to get in touch with previous interviewers as well regardless of your performance in the final interview

2) Whey want copies of my passports while I wait. Is this good news or is this standard?

That’s a good sign although not yet a guarantee for an offer.

Fingers crossed for you!

Francesco

Hi there,

This honestly sounds fairly promising. The fact that they're asking for all of this information and performing background checks means that an offer is likely.

Stay calm and focus on other things as best you can - good news is likely coming (not guaranteed, but likely)!