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I had an interview 2 weeks ago as of me typing this, I followed up by email beginning of this week and got the following reply back

"MY NAME,

Thank you for reaching out,

We are still in the interview process and fielding other applicants. We will be in touch with you in the coming weeks.

Thank you,

INTERVIEWER"

I don't think I've ever heard "in the coming weeks", I just hoped I'm not fucked. I thought the interview went very well.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

It means you're still in consideration.

I know when I've hired in the past, if I like the first person I interview I still try to interview at least one more person so I actually have a choice. If I don't like someone I'll immediately let them know.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Who knows nowadays, i wouldn't hold your job search though. I would keep looking, if they get back to you, you may find something better in that time frame.

Edit: good luck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dang, I think my unemployment only lasts til January 🙁

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If that's the case 100% don't wait. You can't rely on these people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

No. Practically and helpfully true.

Your job right now is to recognize that your optimal move isn’t figuring out how well this application is going, but rather putting in more applications.

There is almost never a reason to stop applying. Knowing your odds on this job doesn’t really help. Sending out more applications does.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This could be as innocent as “hiring manager was on vacation and we still have some interviews planned” or “our interviewer was caught fornicating with a chicken and we’ve had to make some internal changes”.

I would take it as a positive sign that you’re still in the running, but like others have said, I wouldn’t pause my other job searching tasks to wait for this one to play out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Could be a case of them interviewing a lot of people. Keep in mind a lot of people go on vacation this time of year and depending on the company/industry it could also mean this is peak season for them. I wouldn't look too much into it.

Best of luck, hope you get it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago
[–] platypode 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No way to know. All it tells you is that they probably haven’t discarded your application, which is certainly encouraging, but I wouldn’t read too much more into it than that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago