So you've applied for a role, you've gone through the interviews and you're not hearing back from
the employer or the recruiter. Have you been ghosted? Did they send an offer to someone else?
How long should you be waiting? I have got you covered. In this video. I'm going to walk
you through the top reasons why employers are not calling you back after the interview and
ultimately what you can do about it. Stay tuned. Before we get into it, make sure that you like
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a beat. My name is Cindy Makita-Dodd, career strategist and coach. And in this video, I'm going
to provide two perspectives as to why employers are not calling you back after an interview.
On the one hand, we are going to look at things that you potentially did during your interview,
that slimmed your chances of getting called back and you have control over these things.
And on the other hand, we are going to look at situations or circumstances that are happening
on the employer side, that you do not have control over. And I think it's important for us to address
both of these perspectives so that you ultimately know why you are not getting called back after the
interview. And one last thing before I get into the top reasons why employers are not calling
you back, it's important that you understand I 100% believe an employer should let you know,
as an applicant, if you did not get the job or not, I firmly believe it doesn't happen all the
time. Not so often. Sometimes you will not hear back from employers.And my goal in this video
is to walk you through the exact reasons as to why it is happening so that you can ultimately
make better decisions and so you know what to do next, when you don't hear back. Okay. With all
of that said, let's get into it. Let's look at the interview mistakes that you could be
making that are costing you, the job offer as to why employers are not calling you back.
Number one is a lack of sincere interest and enthusiasm. If you seem disinterested,
not engaged, not enthusiastic, an employer will not call you back off to an interview. Ultimately,
this is not appealing to a potential employer because it just seems like you are not that
interested in the role or in the company overall. When I speak to a candidate that has a lack of
sincere interest or even enthusiasm about the role, doesn't it really make me want to call them
back for another interview? This is important. Number two is rambling. Rambling is when you go
on and on and on in an interview answers, and you don't have a clear point or clear direction as to
what you want to say, rambling is one of the reasons why candidates do not get called back
after an interview, because it shows that you don't have clear direction in your thoughts,
maybe that you didn't prepare well for the interview or that you're thinking is unorganized.
So make sure that you practice beforehand your interview answers so that you can best
present them in a clear and concise way. Number three is no knowledge about the company
or the role that you are applying for. This is one of my pet peeves. When speaking to candidates,
when they don't know about the role, well, they don't know what the company does that they're
applying for. If you are interviewing in some way, make sure that you do your research because it's
a really bad look on the employer's side when you don't know the role that you're applying for, you
have no information about what the company does or the products and services that they offer. This is
one of the reasons and main reasons why candidates do not get called back after an interview. It also
means that you probably sprayed and prayed. That means you put together a resume. You sent it out
hundreds of times, and you're hoping that somebody is going to pick it up and call you
for an interview. If you take that approach, it's a show way of getting a no in an interview. The
fourth reason why employees are potentially not calling you back is a lack of confidence. It's
simple. Employers want people who are confident, confident in the value they bring to the table,
confident that they can help the company succeed and confident in themselves.
And if you're not portraying or demonstrating this confidence in an interview,
you may not get called back. It's simple, if you're not confident in yourself,
how can you expect an employer to be confident that you can get the job done? So make sure that
you demonstrate your confidence in an interview and number five, interview mistakes that may be
costing you a job offer are not asking the interview questions at the end. Make sure
that you have good questions to ask at the end of an interview because it demonstrates that you are
interested, that you're enthusiastic about the role and that you really want to know about the
next steps in the process. Asking questions at the end of an interview is also a great way to know
what the next steps are in the hiring process. So maybe they'll tell you, they'll let you know in
two weeks or two months, whether they are going to move forward with the candidates, whatever
their timeline is for hiring, make sure that you ask that question at the end. If you don't
ask questions at the end of an interview might demonstrate that you're not genuinely interested
or curious in the role. And this is a reason why some candidates do not get called back. Okay? So
those are the five interview mistakes that you could be making. That is the reason why
employers are not calling back after an interview. And remember you have direct control over those
five points. So make sure in your next interview that you tick all of those boxes. Now I want
to address the second perspective, which is things that are going on on the employer's end,
that you do not have control over as to why you are not hearing back from an employer or why
they're not calling you back after an interview. I call these employer hangups. Number one,
maybe they're interviewing other candidates. Simple as that. You may not have heard back
from the employer because they may still be in the interview process with various candidates
from phone screening to first, second, third round interviews, the process can be quite
long. So make sure that you keep in consideration that an employer may still be interviewing other
candidates. And that is a reason why they may not be calling you back after an interview. Employers
will go through the interview process with a set amount of candidates before they extend the final
offer to the one person that's going to join their team. The second employer hangup could be that
they're doing the due diligence. This means that when they get to the end of the interview process,
they want to evaluate things like your references, review your resume,
LinkedIn profile, online sources, background checks, and various other methods that employers
use to make sure that information is aligned and that you are the ideal candidates for the role.
They need time to do this. So this could be one of the reasons why you are not hearing back
after an interview. And the third employer hangup could be that the company is on a hiring freeze.
When an employer undergoes a hiring freeze at something means that they are not going
to be hiring candidates for a set period of time. There's a number of reasons why employers can go
through this. It could be financial, operational or other. Keep in mind. If an employee is on a
hiring freeze, you will not get an offer. And they will be actually pausing the interview
and hiring process until the hiring freeze is lifted. So these are the three employer hangups,
things that are outside of your direct control as to why the employer is not calling you back after
the interview. Now you might be thinking, Cindy, this is all great, but what can I do about it?
What should I do if I've been interviewed and I'm not hearing back. Well first, if you made
any of the interview mistakes that I mentioned previously, it's okay. Make sure that you correct
it for the next interview that you have with your job search, be mindful of your responses,
how you show up and how you answer to make sure that you nail the interview every time.
And then the employer is desperate to hire you after the interview. Number two is if you didn't
make any mistakes, you felt like you nailed the interview. And even if the employer demonstrated
that they really, really liked you and wanted to extend an offer, you want to follow up and be
sincere when you do it, keeping in mind that there are various reasons as to why they didn't get back
to you at this point, be sincere in your follow ups mentioned that you are still very interested
in the role and that you'd like a timeline as to when you could potentially hear back from them.
It shows that you are sincere, but that you're also considerate of things that may be going
on in their world while you are waiting for the next steps. I promise you if an employer really
wants you on their team, they will call you back. But it's important to do your part to be proactive
and to follow up and especially to ensure that you are interviewing as best as you can,
if you really want that offer. Another tip is to make sure that you continue with your job search
while you are waiting to hear back from one employer or another, be proactive and continue
on your job search. You should have various applications that you are sending out proactively
and intentionally that you're not reliant on just one job offer or application, and that you're
being proactive across the board. And lastly know that this is the nature of the game.
You can expect that some employers will get back to you. They'll be super proactive,
very communicative, and you'll know where you stand across all points in the process, but
some employers will not. And it's just the nature of the game. So expect it, but also know what you
can do on the other side, in terms of follow-up and in terms of preparing for the interview
so that you are good on all basis. And so to recap, the top reasons why employers are not
calling you back after an interview, remember we covered two perspectives on the one side, these
are interview mistakes that you potentially made. One is a lack of sincere interest or enthusiasm
for the role and for the company. The second is rambling in the interview. Third is having no
knowledge of the company or the role that you're applying for fourth is a lack of confidence.
And number five is not asking the interviewer questions at the end of your interview. And on
the other side, our second perspective is employer hangups, things that are outside of your control
situations or circumstances going on on the employer's end. Number one is maybe they're
still interviewing other candidates and they have not made a distinct decision yet. Number two is
that they're still doing the due diligence for the candidates that they've shortlisted
and last but not least, they may be on a hiring freeze. I hope that you found this video useful.
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