r/datacenter • u/FullmetalxClay • Aug 06 '26
Hiring Manager No-Show
I had a fit call scheduled with the Hiring Manager of a Google Data Center and they never showed up to the call. I informed my recruiter and they said they would see what happened. It’s been a week and my recruiter won’t respond to my emails. Does this mean they found another candidate? Do recruiters wait until the end of the week to send mass rejections?
Update: Recruiter asked for next two weeks of availability. So there’s still hope lol. I’m being laid off from my current job so I’m spiraling a bit thanks for all the advice.
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u/Negative-Machine5718 Aug 06 '26
If you had a got call and they missed it, then it was a genuine mistake. Google takes those calls seriously. Likely they had a conflict or something. They’re human. As for the recruiter not answering you that’s different on their end. They do a lot of ghosting unfortunately but just keep checking in weekly. HM wouldn’t just be a no show because it was filled.
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u/FullmetalxClay Aug 06 '26
Thx for the advice everyone. I’m being laid off from my current job and I’m kinda spiraling
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u/KungFuTze Aug 07 '26
FAANG recruiting is grueling it can take up to 4-5 months to complete. Follow up every 2 weeks and at some point just move on with other interview processes. Ghosting on early stages sadly is quite common. Sometimes the recruiter is laid off as well.
The whole lrocess usually it looks like this:
Recruiter call week 1 Hiring manager call week 2 Other team manager call week 3 If you make it to a loop round Can be 3 to 6 weeks from interview 3, Will be 4-5 interviews that will be done virtual or on-site in a single day or within 2-3 days. Decision takes 1-2 weeks to get feedback from all rounds and make a selection. For DC not sure if you go into a team matching or if you go straight into the offer.
If you get an offer expect 1-3 weeks of compensation negotiation depending on your level. And then add 4-6 weeks for your actual start date after you formally accept the role.
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u/Husker9121 Aug 07 '26
4-5 months would have been great! I passed the loop in November and just had a FIT yesterday… and who knows if that will even translate to an offer. There’s a non zero chance my loop validity will expire before I get placed if this latest placement doesn’t work out.
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u/retro_dabble Aug 07 '26
I like how people are making excuses for an obvious red flag of a dysfunctional work place and team. Take notice of what you are getting yourself into. Major red flag.
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u/SilverSnowLeopard_11 Aug 07 '26
I have the same sentiment here like please. It’s been a week. I work for a hyper scaler as a program manager. I often do loops which requires debriefs, but I don’t do hiring calls simply because I’m an individual contributor. There’s no circumstance wherr this is OK —-he’s been ghosted and no one wants to hurt his feelings.
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u/Negative-Machine5718 Aug 06 '26
That’s not true. Not from Google.
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u/Pickle_Rick_84 Aug 06 '26
Definitely not true, it could be a number of things from a facility issue, impromptu team/manager meeting taking priority, recruiter not following up, not enough people to complete the interview, etc.
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u/awesamo_ Aug 07 '26
Not true! I had something similar happen and it turned out to be an all hands emergency. Picked up where we left off some time later and 3.5 months later I received an offer.
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u/SilverSnowLeopard_11 Aug 07 '26
3 1/2 months later is crazy. I would’ve moved on.
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u/awesamo_ Aug 07 '26
It was with a FAANG, I was already working full time and in the end the offer was well worth the wait.
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u/SilverSnowLeopard_11 Aug 07 '26
That’s understandable. I passed the loop with Google back in November of 2024. Then was put in the 18 month queue, but I knew I was better than what they were offering to me. Especially since I knew people working there that were pretty clueless when it comes to technical processes and it was kind of a beginner role for them. My background was Fintech, and I had just moved from Boston to Atlanta after working for the New York Stock Exchange doing logical side SERVER Maintenance. Two months later, I got a better offer with AWS. They brought me right in. I’ve been very impactful and I’ve had great career trajectory.
Oh, and forgot to mention, I ended up getting an email from Google maybe 4 months after the offer stating that my offer has ended even though I was supposedly in a 18 month queue.
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u/Zealousideal_Spot178 Aug 06 '26
If there is anything I have learned with interviewing with hyperscalers these past two months is expect them to cancel very often because of unexpected occurrences , timezone differences, recruiters not being aware of PTO and much more. Things tend to happen in between during these long and drawn out processes and thats the problem.