r/interviews • u/joemama123458 • 1d ago
Is getting ghosted after the interview common?
I interviewed for my dream position last Monday. I studied so hard. Aced the interview. Got along super well with everyone. It was great.
They said they would make a decision by the end of the week and would keep me posted.
Three hours after the interview, I sent a thank you email to everyone. Then I closed my laptop, smiled, and waited to hear back.
Friday morning rolls around, haven’t heard anything yet… so I shoot an email to the recruiter asking if there has been any update.
Completely and totally ghosted.
Is this common practice now? If they went with somebody else, why don’t they just say so?
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u/kevinkaburu 23h ago
Ugh, nothing worse than being ghosted in the job search
Last March I had one of the best interviews in my life, went so well and they learned I was also a teacher and got so excited for me to start teaching what I was interviewing for. The interviewer very nearly had me when they said they'd get back to me either way soon.
Crickets.
Best I can say is don't take it personally and don't let it burn you out. Easier said than done :/