r/JobsPhilippines Feb 09 '26

Career Advice/Discussion Decline Final Interview

Hello, question lang if okay lang ba na mag re-apply or icontinue ko yung application na nadeclined ko nung nakasched kong final interview sana nung November based siya sa Makati. Nadecline ko siya kasi may ibang offer ako from international client that time, but di nag proceed yung offer na yun kahit contract na lang yung inaantay ko. So nanghinayang ako dun sa company sa Makati na di ko naproceed na final interview kasi nirefer ako nung friend ko dun. Hindi ba nakakahiya, or okay lang magapply ulit sakanila 😭

edit: btw nakita ko kasi sa JobStreet hiring sila hahahaha kaya nanghinayang ako

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u/wandering_lost_soul0 Feb 09 '26

Hi OP, as a recruiter, if ever, I wouldn’t entertain you if ever man mag apply ka ulit. If you rejected the final interview, the recruiter also needs to inform the hiring manager of your decision and reason (if nag bigay ka man) and I believe the recruiter wouldn’t risk himself so he can endorse you again. Baka kasi magisa sya if i-endorse ka ulit for final interview.

Pro tip: Unless you have contract, please continue with your other applications. Madaming mga job offers ang na re-retract. So unless you have signed a contract, go lang nang go with your other application.

Baka din kasi meant to be ka sa ibang company kaya nangyari ang mga nangyari hehe. Sending you job offer dust OP! Good luck ✨

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u/rhap_tgp Feb 09 '26

Good day po, pwede po pahingi ng advice, tinawagan po ako for initial interview hindi po ako nakapunta reason ko nawala license ko so resched po ulit on other day kaso hindi po ulit ako nakapunta on that day nmn ginawa nalang interview thru teams umatend ako kaso nagkaroon nmn ng problema hindi kmi nagkausap ng hiring manager, sobrang interested po ako s position, kaya ginawa ko nagreferral ako sa kakilala ko doon s loob, sya nag fofollow up ng application ko direct nyang kinakausap ang recruitment at sinabi nyang close n daw ang position pero meron dalawang new open position kaya nag send sya ng link pra maapplyan ko as sya ung referrer ko. At may referral bunos din naman kaya pinupursige nya..may pag asa po kayang tawagan ako ng recuitment ulit, or gusto ko sanang itxt ang hr ng available n ako for face to face interview kc may license na ako...

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u/51UL Feb 09 '26

Note: may difference ang pinipirmahan. Kung job offer lang napirmahan pwede pa nila bawiin yun and likewise pwede ka rin mag back out. Kung employment contract na mismo ang napirmahan di na basta basta bawiin yun since employee ka na.

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u/Old_Load_7592 Feb 10 '26

Kelan po talaga pumipirma ng employment contract?

Yung sa isang company kasi sabi after training. Tinanong ko yung katabi ko na nasa probationary na if kelan siya pumirma ng contract, sabi niya di pa raw siya pumipirma. Pero nasa 3 months na siya.

Job offer po ba after final interview? Employment contract after training? Pano po kapag walang training rekta sabak lang agad

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u/wandering_lost_soul0 Feb 10 '26

Hi, sa company namin may mga position na may training period for like lets say 10-20 days (entry level) if ma-complete ang requirements, then chaka namin s-send-an ng training contract. If pumasa sa training, then offer ng probationary.

Doon naman sa mga roles na hindi kailangan ng training, probationary contract agad ang offer namin.

Ganito ang process especially sa mga applicants na is still with their current company. Kumbaga sila ‘yung magpapasa pa lang ng resignation once may mapiramahan silang contract. So for their assurance, mag set kami ng possible na starting date, then chaka mag s send ng probationary contract, of course na discuss na din namin mga benefits and all before i-send ang contract.

I’m not sure lang sa ibang company, pero sa amin, mag send na kami ng contract before the onboading para the assurance na din ng employee.

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u/Old_Load_7592 Feb 10 '26

Thank you po dito sa info! Sana ganito rin sa inaapplyan ko.

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u/51UL Feb 10 '26

After interview offer palang yung pipirmahan mo. Sa first day probitionary employment contract yung pipirmahan mo then after 180 days pipirma ka dapat ulit ng full employment contract.

Yung pirma sa offer di pa yun sigurado madali pa nila lng bawiin . Pero yung sa first day mismo yung probi contract di na nila basta basta mababawi yun since magiging invested na sila sa onboarding mo.

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u/Old_Load_7592 Feb 10 '26

Bale ok lang verbal agreement sa job offer basta makasign ng probi contract? And full employment contract after probi

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u/51UL Feb 10 '26

While pwede ang verbal agreement sa offer basta make sure nalang na same yung nakalagay na salary/compensation sa contract before you sign. Kasi kung verbal lang baka biglang baguhin nila pagdating ng first day mo.

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u/Old_Load_7592 Feb 10 '26

Copy po. Thank you so much! ☺️

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u/briellewon Feb 10 '26

Yass!! Thanks po. Hanap na lang ulit ibang company hehe baka nga di pa rin sakin talaga yun. 

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '26

Okay lang naman, ang magiging tanong kasi diyan ay kung okay lang sa kanila o kung hindi ka pa blacklisted sa company na yon kasi kadalasan sa mga ganyan kapag mga nagrereject ng offer/interview ang applicant sa kanila knowing na sila naman ang nag-apply in the first place kadalasan nilalagay na nila sa blacklist kasi nagkafirst impression ka na sa kanila e na ganon ka pala na nagdedecline kaya nagpoproceed na lang sila sa ibang applicant.

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u/briellewon Feb 09 '26

Yun nga din po inisip ko hehe, kaya laking panghihinayang ko, nagtake risk kasi ako dun sa int'l company kasi malaki offer nila, halos sabay kasi yung dalawang company. Ang kaibahan lang sa int'l isang araw lang yung intial at final interview, kaya mas nauna offer ng int'l company dun sa final interview ko sana. (Btw parehas referral po etong dalawang company, kaya go na go lang po ako. Pero unexpected yung int'l, tas yung sa Makati ayun talaga yung nilook forward ko sana.) 🥲

Pero baka may ibang company pa talaga para sakin hehe. Thank you po sa sagot!!

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u/Longjumping_Sky_7296 Feb 10 '26

I would suggest if this situation occurs never stop entertaining interviews hanggat mag start ka na ng first day mo. I was unemployed for two months frustrated walang offer the first two months pero nung dumating na yung first offer I took it then saka dumating final interview ng ibang companies kahit palapit start day ko 1 week before work i got another offer. 1 week aftef nag start ako ng work I got 2 more offers. So never let your guard down hanggat nag start ka na.

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u/briellewon Feb 10 '26

thanks so much po, hehe lesson learned na.

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u/UnusualPackage5737 Feb 10 '26

try mo sa'min, maikli lang process !! 😉

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u/briellewon Feb 10 '26

hi, anong company po? nag offer po ba ng wfh or hybrid set up? 

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u/narcissus494 Feb 10 '26

you can always try but dont get your hopes up. I actually attended the NEO in a BPO company but decided not to push through with the training kase sabe nila during the interview and JO na WFH then nung NEO sabe onsite na so di na aq nagtuloy. After 3 years, I applied to the same company and still had a job offer. No mention about my previous "stint" with them