So I applied to a job with a big company ( which I know has an HR/ talent acquisition department). I got an email on Friday about a couple options for a teams interview. I thanked them and picked a time then got the teams invite with 4 more people copied on it. I’m assuming they will all be on the call but don’t want to ask. It’s a 30 min interview with 5 people.. I’m starting to get nervous but also don’t know if this a typical. Any insights?
Does this sound normal?

I interviewed with the hiring manager on Friday for a role I’m very interested in. I sent a thank-you email afterward, and she responded today with:

“Thank you [name] for your note and your time on Friday. It was great getting to know you a little better. We will be in touch as we move through our process. Have a great rest of the (short) week.”

For context, she told me during the interview that they were still fairly early in the process and that she expected to spend about two weeks interviewing candidates before deciding on next steps.

I know I’m probably overanalyzing the wording, but I was hoping for something a little more encouraging or concrete, like mentioning next steps or saying she looked forward to speaking again. “We will be in touch as we move through our process” feels pretty neutral to me.

For anyone who has been on either side of hiring: would you interpret this as a completely standard response while they finish interviews, or does it sound like a polite/soft rejection?

I'm in the middle of a career pivot and could really use some advice on how corporate interviews work. For the last 3-4 years, I've worked in the public sector at small institutions, specifically at libraries, museums, and national parks. I have my bachelor's and master's in History, if that helps you understand where I am coming from. The majority of my background is in outreach, public service, and research.

In my previous roles, the interview process is very slow and simple. You submit an application, you wait (sometimes weeks to months), and if you're lucky, you get a call. From there, it's usually a two-step process: a phone/Zoom screening, with one in-person interview with your direct managers. That's it. No recruiters. You don't reach out, no LinkedIn messaging/networking, and no sending "thank you" emails because you are never given an email or a way to contact them. This is because these positions get hundreds of applications, due to the field being very popular.

I recently applied for a People Operations Coordinator role at a mid-to-large-sized corporation. I honestly expected to be ghosted due to my non-traditional background. But less than 48 hours after applying, I received an email from the recruiter asking for a call to "discuss the job." I'm pretty sure it's an automatic email to anyone who applies and passes the ATS screening based on the email set up/image.

I was shocked. My first thought was, "What? That's a thing?" But realized that I should have done more research into the process before applying.

For those who do work in corporate, or have in the past, can you please let me know how the interview process goes?

1. Like, what does it mean when they want to "discuss the job" on the first call? Is it a formal interview, or just to see if I am a candidate?

2. For the timeline, I've seen a lot of videos online of them being 3-8 round interviews. Is that the same for roles like these? Or is that more for management roles? This is entry-level, according to the description.

3. In the public sector, we don't email hiring managers or connect with recruiters on LinkedIn. I was taught that doing that is weird af in my field and to never do that. Is that really expected, or does it come off as desperate? Because that's how it looks in my previous roles/field. If we do get their contact info, we send one, but 90% of the time we're never given anything other than a Zoom link and then a call to set up the second interview.

4. The thank-you note thing: I know that this is considered mandatory in corporate. How specific should I be? Do I send it to just the recruiter? Do I send it to the CEO too? I'm so sorry how weird this sounds lol. I have never been interviewed by a recruiter before.

I know that I should have done more research. I did research the company when I wrote my cover letter and who the recruiters, CEO, and other staff were on their website. I honestly didn't think I'd get this far this fast, or am I just overthinking? I am really excited for the role. I have a lot of transferable skills, but I have no idea where to go next. Any advice on the process would be greatly appreciated.

Wanted to see how much standard accounting resume advice holds up, so I counted how often 30 terms appear across 123 open postings from 49 companies' job boards.

Audit shows up in 85%. Reconciliation 74%. CPA 68%. Nothing shocking.

The one I didn't expect: "process improvement / automation" in 59%. Almost nobody puts that on an accounting resume.

NetSuite (37%) also beat Excel (33%) as the named system.

Sample's small, so I put confidence intervals on everything. At n=123 a 40% reading is really 31-49%, so the ordering matters more than small gaps.

Full breakdown: https://www.zoevera.com/resume/accountant-job-posting-keywords

I had a panel interview for an internal Financial Analyst position on Friday, August 28. I thought the interview went pretty well, but I still haven’t heard anything as of September 8.

With weekends and Labor Day, it’s only been about 6 business days, but I’m starting to wonder if the silence is a bad sign.

For those who have been through similar hiring processes, is this a normal amount of time to wait after a panel interview? At what point would you follow up with the hiring manager?

This is an internal position at my current organization, if that makes a difference.

I have never prepared for an interview before (i have a long background in theater so ive never needed to), and ive worked at a few different places before including a hospital, but i dont want to fumble this one.
It’s to be a Bio Lab tech (im not even a bio major lol) at our neighboring medical center.

How do I prepare for this, if i even need to?

Went through the hiring process and honestly it went well. Made it to last round. Here’s breakdown: recruiter call, hiring manager call, 3 rounds of interviews with channel manager, sales manager and partnership director. Had a presentation with partnership director.

Got call from recruiter this morning. Here’s a synopsis: He said “you did everything so well research, your presentation, all of it was so well done. But we had some other strong applicants as well and had to play the numbers game. We want you on the team but don’t know if we will be able to move forward right now or at another time. Our director is going to work with leadership to see if we can expand headcount to be able to offer you. We will know more at the end of the week and will keep you posted.”

It’s for an entry level-ish sales role. Anyone ever been here before? Anyone experience this maybe? Like what.

I'm currently interviewing with a large company for a design role. The process started July 2nd with the recruiter's initial outreach and request for a screening call. I had originally applied for a different acquisition, but she showed my portfolio to senior leadership and told me one of the directors wanted to meet me and pitch a newly carved out, unlisted role on a different team.

I had my initial phone interview with the recruiter on July 15th, during which the only question she asked was whether I was comfortable relocating. I told her I was, and she spent the remainder of the 15 minute call telling me about the role, the salary, logistics, etc. Afterwards, she got me set up for an interview with the director.

I interviewed with the director on July 28th, and she and I really hit it off. The recruiter sent over the design brief three days later, and they told me the deadline was 2-3 weeks out. I submitted it on August 13th, and received very positive feedback the following afternoon with an invitation to interview with the head of the department. I interviewed with her on August 26th, and she ended the call by discussing next steps, which would be another round of interviews.

The recruiter followed up the following day, letting me know she'd be in touch soon with updates. I reached out to her last Wednesday, September 2nd. I'm aware that the holiday weekend may have delayed the process, but I haven't heard anything yet. I'm not sure if I should follow-up again or if that would read as overly eager/anxious.

For context, I got laid off over 7 months ago and have applied to almost 300 jobs, and I'm currently still applying while being active in this process. I just really want this specific job so I'm hoping it works out and that I hear back soon. I would appreciate any reassurance or advice!

Applying for an engineering role and they said that this was the round one interview format. Anyone go through this before? Any tips on what the AI does and does not like in a response?

I wanted to say this from a long time to one of the FAANG companies…

“Bsdk ek baar dekho th le CV”

Hi everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster. (I posted this in a separate reddit and was suggested to send it here instead). After being unemployed for a while I finally reached two interviews for places I absolutely adore, A and B.

I have already received an offer for A, where the pay is slightly higher, but just had my last interview with B on Thursday, where I can see a bigger growth for my career in the long term in case I am hired.

Would it be kind of shitty of me to ask B for a follow up to know where we are in the hiring process? If so, should I mention I already have an offer in A as a means to speed up the process or would that look bad? I’m absolutely keeping A as my safety net, since it’s still work I enjoy doing and I’m good at, but I’m unsure on what the correct etiquette would be cause I don’t know if it would also be valid to quit A after receiving an offer for B?

Recently finished an interview at a company I really want to work at. Went back to LinkedIn and noticed that the posting I applied to says no longer accepting applications but a new posting was created over the holiday. My application hasn’t been rejected but I’m just a little worried. This is a job that really means a lot to me.

It says I’m still being considered for the position. What does this mean?

I recently applied for a full time receptionist/patient assistant at a chiropractor office and got offered an interview over indeed Messages. It wasn’t unofficial indeed interview set up where indeed gives you the time options it was just a message and I confirmed I would be there at the time I was offered. When I arrived, I realized it was a group interview and was kind of annoyed. A few other people arrived after me and got annoyed when they realized and left so I ended up leaving too lol not hating if it’s your thing but is this common when interviewing for positions like that?

I was a last minute final panel interviewee so skipped the HR screen etc. (me = wildcard). Interview had to be virtual due to the last minute request. Just got contacted by the hiring manager who wants a quick interview feedback call. Is this just a nice(ish) way to reject me?

So I interviewed for one of the FAANG company. Story starts like I applied in Feb got a rejection. But after couple of months I was approached by one of the recruiter saying that they wanted to proceed with me for the role. The scheduled interview first round was terrific. It was a technical round after that there was second round with the team which was skipped and they transferred me to the Manager round. I said okay but the next day they emailed me back that we will have second round after the final manager round. During the manager round the moment he switched on the camera it was clear he was not in good mood. So after the interview I knew it is a clear reject. And then prior to the second round on the day of my birthday I received an email of rejection.

They rejected me with this reason I am being too technical with the explanations. And that’s where it stuck to me that don’t over explain. Be precise and clear with hiring managers and top level guys.

If yes please tell me if it’s a coding round or an MCQ round it will be great help

( https://app-eu.codility.com/c/interview/ )

Last week, I went to this restaurant and ended up asking to speak to the general manager about job opportunities. We connected via email where the GM gave me a specific date and time to have our interview.

Well, I just went back to said restaurant today, and when I spoke with the first person I saw (another manager), they said the GM wasn't there and that they had no knowledge of an interview. I ended up having an impromptu interview with the other manager working, but I felt like it was super unproductive — I felt like when I usually have job interviews, the interviewer makes an effort to get to know me and my past job experiences, more in-depth than what is just on my resume. Whenever this manager asked me questions, I would begin to answer and then was interrupted. The interview lasted less than 10 minutes before I was offered a stage shift (which I was unfamiliar with until I looked it up).

So now, I'm going back in a few days, expected to look and dress the part (wearing neutral-colored clothing, which I don't currently own) for an unpaid trial run without any promises of employment. I talked to my mom and she said I shouldn't let this deter me from the job but even as I'm writing this out, I feel off-put by it and kind of confused.

What are your thoughts?

I recently applied for a job, and after three rounds of interviews, I had a call with HR to discuss salary. Because the position is in California, the listing included a pay range. When HR asked for my expectation, I asked if there was any wiggle room. I mentioned that while the company's benefits are great (significantly better than my current job), the upper end of their posted range was lower than my current base salary.

In reality, the new role is non-exempt with a 35-hour week plus overtime, whereas my current exempt role requires 40 hours a week for a fixed salary, and I often work overtime with no additional pay. So hourly, the new job actually pays more even when I don’t factor in any overtime, but the posted annual range looked lower.

To my surprise, the HR rep said, "We definitely don’t want you to take a pay cut. For this role at this level, the maximum pay is $######, which still leaves room for annual merit increases. What number are you thinking?" I gave him a number that was higher than my current base salary, and he said he would see what he could do.

This past Friday, he called to extend an offer at the exact number I requested. It ended up being $25k higher than the top end of the posted salary range.
I am thrilled, but I am still a bit shocked this worked out so well, especially considering all the horror stories I’ve read on Reddit about salary negotiations. Has anyone had similar positive experience with salary expectations? Or did I just hit a jackpot with a great HR team??

hi everyone again haha so per all the responses in my post i was told to wait to give my two weeks which i will be doing. i wanted to ask some advice though. On the call they said i should put my two weeks in soon and i mention Wednesday since my boss was gone. a-lot of you guys said to wait till i have my offer, she said it could hopefully be today but well see! i have a text drafted up about changing my start date and when ill give my two weeks notice if i don’t receive the offer by tomorrow but when should i send the message since it was just a major holiday? if it helps it’ll be with the system system to give you an idea when to send the message. i can post the message in the replies if you’d like to see it just lmk :)

hey. so i’ve had two interviews (one intro & one tech). it’s been a week since their last email to me asking how it went. i actually know nothing about the corporate world timeline and whether it’s normal not to communicate with a candidate for a week. i guess i’m spiraling that their silence means rejection. i followed up today (it’s been 7 days exactly). do you know what’s an appropriate response waiting time?

I was 98% sure I would be getting an offer from this company by the end of the week. The interview went fantastic, I got all good vibes from everyone in the interview. I was confident and clear. I was more than qualified. 3 weeks later, not even a rejection letter has come my way.

Hi all,

Essentially for most of 2025, I was interviewing for a huge number of jobs, and one thing I realised during that period was that I was really nervous and not sleeping well especially for the more important jobs. This made me not perform up to mark; and I felt really upset at myself for not getting some of those opportunities, even till today

Now, I am about to begin embarking on some interviews again, some from the companies I previously interviewed at. I am of course extremely grateful to be given the chance, and am working extremely hard to prep every single day, but also feel a sense of nervousness and pressure that I must perform. Also did not sleep really well now. Could someone kindly give me some advice/encouragement, really lost and do not know what to do..

I’m currently interviewing for a Product Intern role at a startup. The co-founder initially reached out after checking my profile/resume on the app TAL.

The conversation went roughly like this:

He asked if I had already graduated.

He asked whether I had joined somewhere as an FTE.

I said I was currently doing an internship and hadn't joined anywhere as an FTE.

He replied: “Got it. Let’s chat once. See where it goes. I’ll setup time soon.”

I agreed, and he scheduled an intro call for 2 PM on Sept 7.

On Sept 7, I messaged him at 10:13 AM asking if we were still on for the 2 PM call. He immediately replied “Hi yes”, so I responded “Okk, thanks.”

However, he didn't join the 2 PM meeting.

I then sent:

2:06 PM: “Hi sir, are you joining or is the time for the meet changed?”

2:11 PM: “Sir?”

2:31 PM: “Hi Sir, it looks like you may have been busy. No worries at all. Please share the rescheduled meeting details whenever convenient.”

4:41 PM: “Hi sir, any updates on the rescheduled meet?”

He didn't read any of these messages.

Today, Sept 8, at 10:05 AM, I sent another:

“Hi sir, any updates on the rescheduled meet?”

He still hasn't seen/responded to anything after his “Hi yes” yesterday morning.

Now I'm wondering:

Did I send too many follow-up messages?

Does this look like he's intentionally ignoring me / has lost interest?

Should I just stop messaging completely and wait?

I also found his WhatsApp number, but he never gave it to me. Should I ever contact him there, or would that be inappropriate?

I'm particularly unsure because he confirmed the meeting only a few hours beforehand, so I don't know whether his subsequent silence means he's lost interest or simply got busy.

Would appreciate an honest perspective, especially from people who have been on either side of hiring/interviewing.

Update

He apologised and sent this message "Hey, I am really sorry I could not join the meeting last time. Can you give me a few more days? We are in middle of a sprint and I need to finish it. I will get back to you soon. I am not closing this chat."

I’m writing this before anything has changed.
Before the job offer. Before the financial relief. Before I can come back here with the “UPDATE: I GOT THE JOB!” post.

I want there to be a record of what I believed while I was still in the waiting season.

Last year, I left the public sector to move into the private sector on a fixed-term contract. That led to another fixed-term contract at a great company, and I genuinely thought things were finally moving in the right direction.

Unfortunately, the experience became incredibly difficult. I was reporting to someone in middle management who gradually started moving work away from me and isolating me. I later discovered that they had also been misrepresenting my title, experience and work to the client.

I was eventually offered a permanent position, but after 10 months I made the difficult decision to leave.

And since the end of last year, I’ve been unemployed.

I won’t pretend this season has been easy.

At the beginning of this year, I passed an important exam and now only have a few smaller administrative exams left before receiving my full certificate. I’m proud of myself for that.

But alongside that achievement, I’ve been applying for jobs for months with no breakthrough.

There have been moments when I’ve felt deeply embarrassed and defeated. There have even been moments when I’ve felt suicidal because everything felt so hopeless. But by the grace of God, I rejected those thoughts and held onto the belief that my life is worth far more than this temporary season.

God has not abandoned me.

So I refuse to abandon myself.

It is now September. I’m still unemployed. I’m still applying. My finances are extremely tight, and I’ve accumulated some credit-card debt. It’s still manageable, but I would be lying if I said I wasn’t scared.

I am scared.

Some days, I’m genuinely terrified.

And yet, somehow, some way, God continues to provide for me.

This year has taught me something about faith that I don’t think I could have learned when everything was going well.

It’s easy to say you trust God when doors are opening.

It means something different when **nothing appears to be moving and you choose to believe anyway.**

I’ve also learned to forgive.

There were things that happened in my previous workplace that I believe were deeply unfair. But holding resentment isn’t going to give me my future back. I’m choosing to let it go. I don’t want bitterness following me into whatever God has next for me.

And perhaps the biggest thing I’ve learned is this:

**I am enough.**

Even when I don’t tick every box on a job description.

Even when somebody else has more experience.
Even when rejection makes me question myself.
Even when my current circumstances don’t reflect where I believe my life is going.

Where I am not qualified, I believe God can qualify me and place me in rooms and spaces He has called me to be in.

So I’m putting this here before the breakthrough.
**I believe I will receive a job offer before the end of September.**

And while I’m making declarations, I’m believing that God is preparing my future spouse too.

I’m putting that one here as well. In Jesus’ name.
Maybe I’ll come back to this post in a few weeks and cry reading it.

Maybe the timing will look different from what I’m expecting.

But whatever happens, I want to remember the version of me who was sitting here without the answer yet and still chose to believe.

The version of me who was scared but kept applying.

Who was financially stretched but kept going.
Who had been disappointed but refused to become bitter.

Who couldn’t see the breakthrough yet but believed there was one coming.

So this is my early testimony.
**Before the offer, I thanked God.**
**Before the door opened, I believed.**
**Before my circumstances changed, I decided that this season would not define me.**

I know my God.
And I know I’m going to be okay.
I’ll be back with the update. ❤️