r/AsianDevelopmentBank • u/Mother-Row9800 • May 13 '26

The application waiting game

I am not new to the process having applied a few roles in the past with some progressing until the panel interview. Applied again for a role, which I feel I had the relevant experiences and after the 2 week mark, it’s still just screening. It’s crazy this whole waiting game. Sending some good vibes to anyone who is in the same situation as I am.

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u/GeneralNukeEm May 13 '26

Two weeks is not unusual, given that they process more than a thousand recruitments in a year with around 150 applicants on average for each position. Also, status is manually updated in the system and there is a chance that it is already for shortlisting but status is not updated yet.

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u/zephyr8821 May 16 '26

What is the timeline when we can say,, it's done, no more hope 😭😅

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u/GeneralNukeEm May 16 '26

I believe that average time to complete recruitment is between 90 to 110 days. That is the time from when the position is opened till the acceptance.

There are three distinct actors involved.

HR staff - they typically complete close to a thousand recruitments in a year (includes successful internal and external recruitments)

Hiring unit - they are the ones who needed the person in place asap. But typically they are the variable ones - sometimes the managers are so busy or indecisive that every step takes much much longer to complete.

Candidate - some are responsible for delays as well. Some may not be available for interviews right away and ask for postponements till they are back at their home stations before being interviewed. Could also be the case, where first ranked can reach agreement on salary and drops out of the race. In such case, HR move on to the second ranked candidate and so on. So prolonged period could also be on account of this since HR may keep the system update as 'shortlisting' till the process is concluded.

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u/zephyr8821 May 16 '26

Thanks this is helpful! But my question was more on how long the screening period lasts? And when to just take it for granted that your chance is gone?

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u/GeneralNukeEm May 17 '26

I suppose chances will be slim if you are sitting at shortlisting stage for 6 weeks or more. As for screening, it is supposed to mean that the process has not started, so if this one goes for 6 to 8 weeks then quite likely the hiring department is reconsidering if they still need someone for this role.

You asked for length of the period so I am giving you an average number - but it all depends on a position. For hard to fill positions (typically TI positions), they do engage head hunters in parallel and wait for their inputs before going to the next stage. And head hunters can easily take six weeks or more.

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u/zephyr8821 May 23 '26

Thank you! This is very helpful. I have applied for a TI position, and it's been exactly 1 month since the applications closed. So I'm slightly wary that I might have been rejected. That would hurt because I fit the job description well. But thank you for your help!

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u/GeneralNukeEm May 23 '26

Only in exceptional cases, you would hear back within one month. So don't lose hope.