by Bill L. » Mon Oct 04, 2004 1:31 pm
Hi Kelley,
The average is about 1-2 months from the close date. If you can imagine a time line: the hiring committee meets soon after the close date, discusses the strongest candidates, and sends out invites. You'd imagine that this could happen in about a week.
Unfortunately, many things delay that process: Can the committee find a time to meet, have they read the applications, does the committee feel that they have enough strong candidates or will they reopen the search, can they agree on who the strong candidates are, and is there still actually money in the budget for the hire?
One way of dealing with this is to wait about two weeks, contact the HR office and just tell them that you are following up on your application and ask them where they are in the hiring process.
That said, we've also heard of candidates getting calls 8-9 months later with organizations wondering if you are still interested in the position. This could be because the hiring committee got it's act together, the other candidates fell through, the budget line was firmed up, the hire became a priority, etc.
Be well,
Bill L. & Naledi S.