Comments on: Temp Got the Job Interview and Now She Waits! http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/ A little career advice. Some job stories. A place to learn about career education. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:54:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2529 Ronnie Ann Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:31 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2529 Hi RM! Wuhooo!!! This is great news. Thank you for telling us. Also appreciate that you provided readers with another reason why companies might be slow to respond. Plus you let other temps know that temping can definitely be a route to a job. As my friend Richard always says...no news is no news! Too often people take the silence as a bad sign. But as your story shows, there are many reasons for being caught in the waiting game that have nothing to do with us and our chances for the job. Best of luck, RM! Glad we could help you get through this, even in a small way. ;-) Ronnie Ann Hi RM!

Wuhooo!!! This is great news. Thank you for telling us. Also appreciate that you provided readers with another reason why companies might be slow to respond. Plus you let other temps know that temping can definitely be a route to a job.

As my friend Richard always says…no news is no news! Too often people take the silence as a bad sign. But as your story shows, there are many reasons for being caught in the waiting game that have nothing to do with us and our chances for the job.

Best of luck, RM! Glad we could help you get through this, even in a small way. ;-)

Ronnie Ann

]]> By: RM http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2517 RM Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:02:17 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2517 Thanks so much for the great advice Ronnie Ann. I ended up getting the verbal offer and the written offer after nearly a month of waiting. Come to find out a hiring freeze had been placed during my interview process and there was tons of paperwork needed to push through my position due to budget constraints. I'm so excited to start my new job and yes things do happen for a reason, you just have to sit back at some point and trust that things will work out for the best!! Thanks again for the support. Thanks so much for the great advice Ronnie Ann. I ended up getting the verbal offer and the written offer after nearly a month of waiting. Come to find out a hiring freeze had been placed during my interview process and there was tons of paperwork needed to push through my position due to budget constraints. I’m so excited to start my new job and yes things do happen for a reason, you just have to sit back at some point and trust that things will work out for the best!! Thanks again for the support.

]]> By: Mr. X http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2347 Mr. X Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:56:10 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2347 Yes I'm still looking :) One thing I've learned (thanks to this site and the wonderful people who contribute) since I've started searching is....patience. Yes I’m still looking :) One thing I’ve learned (thanks to this site and the wonderful people who contribute) since I’ve started searching is….patience.

]]> By: TEB http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 TEB Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:20:29 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2335 You guys are both fabulous! Yes, a fabulous city, a great freelance editing job, some freelance writing projects-- so nice to have a break from the number crunching! And a wonderful woman to meet for lunch. (Also, now, the satisfaction of having turned people down, a decided plus.) Mr. X, are you still looking? I've got my fingers crossed for you. You guys are both fabulous! Yes, a fabulous city, a great freelance editing job, some freelance writing projects– so nice to have a break from the number crunching! And a wonderful woman to meet for lunch. (Also, now, the satisfaction of having turned people down, a decided plus.)

Mr. X, are you still looking? I’ve got my fingers crossed for you.

]]> By: Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2330 Ronnie Ann Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:04:05 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2330 Awww...I love seeing the exchange of support. So cool. Sorry the job didn't work out, Mr. X...but I am very glad you got to see that neither job they had for you was right. Nice that you got a "lucky" break. Hope the next one is THE one. And TEB...I know how hard it is to be kept waiting with only promises, but I see you working there and so am sure the verbal will become concrete soon enough. Think after Labor Day and give them another week or two even then. It will come. BTW...a call a few days into next week would be totally appropriate. Think of it as a gift since you really do need some time to get settled. It will work out, TEB (whether this one or another). I expect by Oct. 1 (or thereabouts), you should be in your new desk at work. In the meantime, I believe there is a new city with lots of cool stuff to take advantage of and maybe even someone to meet for lunch, yes? :) Ronnie Ann Awww…I love seeing the exchange of support. So cool.

Sorry the job didn’t work out, Mr. X…but I am very glad you got to see that neither job they had for you was right. Nice that you got a “lucky” break. Hope the next one is THE one.

And TEB…I know how hard it is to be kept waiting with only promises, but I see you working there and so am sure the verbal will become concrete soon enough. Think after Labor Day and give them another week or two even then. It will come. BTW…a call a few days into next week would be totally appropriate.

Think of it as a gift since you really do need some time to get settled. It will work out, TEB (whether this one or another). I expect by Oct. 1 (or thereabouts), you should be in your new desk at work. In the meantime, I believe there is a new city with lots of cool stuff to take advantage of and maybe even someone to meet for lunch, yes? :)

Ronnie Ann

]]> By: Mr. X http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 Mr. X Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:56 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2300 Hi TEB, Actually no, the outcome wasn't as "good" as I expected. They just called me to see if I wanted another position that was opening (it was a job below the one I first interviewed for). I went there and saw what the job did firsthand. I did NOT like it at all, I'm so glad I didn't get that first job that I applied for. It would've been pretty much the same thing. So long story short, things happen for a reason. I didn't get the first job that I applied for there, but for good reason. I would've definitely hated it. Good luck TEB! It's frustrating when they go on vacation right after your interview. It's even more excruciating! I've taken the approach of forgetting the last interview, if they really really want me, they will call. No use waiting for the phone to ring or waiting for an email to pop up :) Hi TEB,
Actually no, the outcome wasn’t as “good” as I expected. They just called me to see if I wanted another position that was opening (it was a job below the one I first interviewed for). I went there and saw what the job did firsthand. I did NOT like it at all, I’m so glad I didn’t get that first job that I applied for. It would’ve been pretty much the same thing.

So long story short, things happen for a reason. I didn’t get the first job that I applied for there, but for good reason. I would’ve definitely hated it.

Good luck TEB! It’s frustrating when they go on vacation right after your interview. It’s even more excruciating! I’ve taken the approach of forgetting the last interview, if they really really want me, they will call. No use waiting for the phone to ring or waiting for an email to pop up :)

]]> By: TEB http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2292 TEB Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:00:56 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2292 Mr. X, So happy to hear that! I've been waiting for 5! weeks after a verbal offer (to be fair, she spent two weeks on vacation, one week working abroad, and now the office is closed for two weeks until after Labor Day)-- but I am so afraid that they are being slow. Did you take the job? Mr. X,
So happy to hear that! I’ve been waiting for 5! weeks after a verbal offer (to be fair, she spent two weeks on vacation, one week working abroad, and now the office is closed for two weeks until after Labor Day)– but I am so afraid that they are being slow.
Did you take the job?

]]> By: Mr. X http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/08/25/temp-got-the-job-interview-and-now-she-waits/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Mr. X Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:43:43 +0000 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=291#comment-2205 Definitely not unusual. Hang in there! I've had a company recently contact me months after they've ignored my emails/calls following up on my interview. Just try to keep your mind occupied on something else. :-) Definitely not unusual. Hang in there! I’ve had a company recently contact me months after they’ve ignored my emails/calls following up on my interview. Just try to keep your mind occupied on something else. :-)

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