Hi Celticsblog,
I'm waiting to hear back about a job I applied for. Here's the backstory -- please give me your advice.
I applied for this job in early April. Before the job was posted, I was reached out to by someone involved in the decision-making process and told to please apply. I did so, and heard nothing until early June, when I had an interview that went well. I was one of two candidates brought back for a second interview. That was June 10th. I thought it went very well (better than my first interview). It ended slightly abruptly because we ran long, and someone came to kick us out of the conference room, so I didn't get a chance to ask the "what's the decision timeline" question, and I forgot to put it in my follow-up thank you email. After hearing nothing for three weeks, I emailed again on July 1st, and asked what the timeframe was. I was told then that I should hear back in 10-14 days. It's been double that period, so do I:
A) Reach out again
B) Continue to wait patiently
C) Assume I did not get the job
I want to do A, but I don't want to turn anyone off. I also really want the job, but expect to do a little salary negotiation, so I don't want to appear too eager. But I don't want my silence to be taken as a lack of interest. I'm hopeful it isn't C, because HR is very slow (was told about the job opening in January, but it wasn't posted until April, and then 2 months between that and interviews).
Anyway, I don't know what to do, and am posting here in part to take up some of this nervous energy and not pursue option A if its the wrong thing.
Thanks for listening. Thoughts appreciated.