How long does it take to hear back after an interview?

What does waiting look like at each stage?

After you send an application, silence is common. After a screening call or an interview, ask for the date of the next step before you hang up. The further you get, the more a company owes you an answer, even if it is a no.

When and how should you follow up?

Once the date they gave has passed, send one short message: thank them, say you are still interested, and ask when they expect to decide. One follow-up is enough. After that, their silence is an answer too.

When does waiting become ghosting?

When they stop answering, with no end to it: no reply to your follow-up, not even a no. That is what candidates here mean when they pick 👻 Ghosted.

How long do candidates wait at a specific company?

Look the company up here. Its page counts how many candidates picked 🥱 Eternal wait or 👻 Ghosted, and how many were still waiting when they shared.

A follow-up you can copy

Hi [name], thanks again for the interview on [day]. I am still very interested in the role. Is there any news on the next step?

Before you leave each stage

1. Ask when you will hear back.
2. Ask who will get in touch, and how.
3. Write down the date they gave.
4. When it passes, follow up once.
5. Keep applying elsewhere while you wait.