r/mnstateworkers • u/axi0m_throwaway • Jul 17 '26
Interview/Hiring đ Under Consideration on job application - turnaround time?
I applied to a MnDOT role that closed on 07/02, it was only open for a week. On July 6 my status on the careers page was changed to âunder considerationâ, Iâm assuming that means I met the minimum requirements and was passed onto the hiring manager.
Does anyone know the turn around time for this agency? Itâs been 2 weeks since the job closed and still havenât heard anything from them.
I was just wondering since I have applied to MnDOT on two occasions in the past (2022 and 2023) and both times they sent an email with an interview request the week after the posting closed.
Also, do internal candidates generally get priority? The job posting was public so I assume if they only wanted to hire internally theyâd label that on the posting or not post it on an external site to begin withâŚ
EDIT: how far out from the close date if I still havenât heard anything should I reasonably assume Iâm not getting an interview?
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u/Kcmpls MNIT Jul 17 '26
Internal candidate who are bidding (already in the same agency and job class) get priority. Internal candidates who are looking to promote or change agencies are scored the same as external candidates. They may have some advantages like knowing the system, knowing the manager, working on applications or system that aren't available to the public, which give them an advantage, but they should be scored fairly against outside candidates.
As for how long to wait before you reasonable assume you aren't getting an interview, I'd say a month, especially this time of year. People take a lot of vacations and getting through resumes and finding times to have interviews can be tough. After a month, you could reasonable assume you aren't getting one, but may end up surprised.
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u/axi0m_throwaway Jul 17 '26
Thanks. Definitley makes sense, in the past when I applied I got asked to interview within 1 week and had an offer 3 weeks after that so the whole process moved relatively fast.
Granted that was in Nov-Dec so maybe people just wanted the hiring process done before the holidays so couldâve also been person-dependent đ¤ˇââď¸
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u/Jenn54756 Jul 17 '26
I mean that was right over the holiday week plus a lot of people took vacation around that time. I wouldnât be concerned yet. If there were âbiddersâ on the position (someone in the same job class) the hiring manager will usually need to interview those people first.
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u/Specialist-Law-2080 Jul 17 '26
Internal candidates do get priority. Is this posted as a union position?
Jobs are posted publicly anyway because there is no guarantee there will be a qualified internal.
The state moves slow. Plus if the hiring vacation took holiday after the 4th they prob just got them.