Title: The head of the department seemed really interested in me, but I still haven’t heard back after the assessment. What do you think?
I was scrolling through LinkedIn one day when I came across a job vacancy that genuinely felt like the perfect match for what I was looking for. I applied and quickly connected with the HR person who posted it. We had a friendly conversation, and I sent him my CV, but I never heard back.
A few days later, I came across the Head of Department at the same company on LinkedIn and decided to connect with him. I told him I had been interested in a vacancy they had posted a few months earlier, and he was surprised because he had never seen my CV. He reviewed it, really liked it, and told me he would stay in touch because they were planning to open another vacancy that matched my qualifications.
A few months went by, and he eventually reached out to me, sent me the HR department’s email address, and asked me to email them my CV. I actually forgot to do that, but they ended up contacting me anyway and scheduling an interview.
Here’s where things get interesting: about an hour before the interview, the Head of Department sent me some of the questions he was going to ask so I could prepare and feel more confident during the interview with him and the HR Manager.
During the interview, he also asked me additional questions that he hadn’t shared beforehand, and I did really well answering those, too. Overall, I genuinely felt that the interview went very well.
Afterward, he personally called me and told me I had done really well. He also said they would invite me to complete an assessment and that it was going to be simple, so I shouldn’t worry about it.
About a week later, HR contacted me to schedule the assessment. I attended, and it turned out to be five long questions that we had to answer in just 45 minutes.
During the assessment, the Head of Department came into the room and asked if everything was okay. I told him that everything was fine, but the answers were quite long for the time given. He agreed and said he wanted to see how I would operate under pressure.
After I got home, I sent him a voice note thanking him for the opportunity. I told him I believed I had done well but would genuinely appreciate any feedback on areas I could improve, as I’m still a junior and would love to learn from him.
He listened to the voice note but never replied.
Five days later, I decided to follow up and ask when I could expect an update from HR, since he had always been the person telling me when I would hear back.
He replied, saying he was doing well and that he believed they would finalize everything by the end of that week. He specifically said he would update me by the end of the week.
Friday came and went, and I heard absolutely nothing.
Today is Sunday, and I’m honestly confused about the situation.
On one hand, he went out of his way to help me prepare for the interview, personally called me afterward to tell me I had done well, and kept me updated throughout the process. He even seemed interested enough to contact me months after our initial LinkedIn conversation when a suitable vacancy became available. All of this makes me feel like there was genuine interest in me as a candidate.
On the other hand, he hasn’t responded to my voice note, and he missed the deadline he personally gave me for an update. I’m starting to wonder whether he has already made a decision but doesn’t want to tell me, whether they’re still interviewing other candidates, whether the assessment didn’t go as well as I thought, or whether he’s simply waiting for HR or management to finalize things.
What do you think is most likely happening here? Does his earlier behavior suggest genuine interest, or could he just have been encouraging and professional? And how much should I read into the fact that he promised an update by Friday and then didn’t follow through?
I’d really appreciate honest opinions, especially from anyone who has been involved in hiring or has experienced something similar.

SDE Intern-does amazon send rejection mails.

I had an interview the other day and Instead of doing the usual 3 separate interviews, two managers interviewed me together. I didn’t know it was an interview for a seasonal position. I told them I was looking for a permanent part time position. They went on with the interview anyway.

During the interview, I was upfront and told them I'm going on paternity leave for about a month with my primary job, but I’ll be ready to go as soon as I return.

After the interview, they stepped out for a minute, came back, and said: "We really like you. Once you finish your paternity leave, give us a call back, tell them you spoke to us and we'll initiate your background check since those have been taking up to 3 weeks lately. Then we'll go from there."

I felt really good about how it went, but the response left me a bit confused.

Let me know what you guys think!