3 Interviews then no call?

This is more of a vent than anything else. I had applied for a position, first interview was a phone interview, it went very well and the interviewer was very excited and said I had exactly what she was looking for. Got a call back for an inhouse interview, it went very well too. I did my homework on the company, had some very good questions for them and was able to answer thier questions w/o problems. The interviewer told me the 1st interviewer was very impressed by me and so was he. I then got a call back for a third interview, this interviewer (happened to be the phone interviewer) asked a couple questions and told me how impressed both she & the 2nd interviewer was with me. She said they would make thier decision in a week and would contact me to let me know either way. It's been three weeks, no call back. I called to see if I could find anything out and was sent to a voice mail, still no call back. I guess it's safe to say I didn't get the job. But would it be so hard to call and let me know? She told me they had 2 people for the final interview, me and 1 other, so it's not like they had to call hundreds of people. At least I was smart enough not to stop looking for work, I do have a couple more interviews set up. But it drives me crazy when they say they will let you know either way, then don't.
i know your frustration and think you are doing the right thing by continuing to look for a job. out of curiosity, is this a small facility or a hospital? i know it sounds unprofessional, but big hospitals usually have hr perform contacts regarding hiring post interviews. as for the small facilities, many times they may not call to tell you either way, which i agree is rude!!! good luck.

Actually it was with a small company that trains Dr's & Staff how to input data into thier computer systems to comply with Federal Programs. I was hoping to get away from Nursing for a while, my last position just burnt me out. But I've been out of work for 3 months and will have to go back to Nursing in order to pay bills. But I am going to take either a part time or Per Diem job, I'm not quite ready to go back full time.

Quote from gentlegiverActually it was with a small company that trains Dr's & Staff how to input data into thier computer systems to comply with Federal Programs. I was hoping to get away from Nursing for a while, my last position just burnt me out. But I've been out of work for 3 months and will have to go back to Nursing in order to pay bills. But I am going to take either a part time or Per Diem job, I'm not quite ready to go back full time.

I wouldn't keep my hopes up at this point, but let me share this with you. I interviewed for two different jobs last January (2010); one in education (that I had actually applied for a month before I got the call) and one as a transplant coordinator. The education interview was basically four hours of meeting with several groups of people that I would work with and then finally the hiring director for the position. I was told they had a few other applicants, but I would be notified in 1 week. On the other hand, I had a great interview for the transplant coord. job and had even shadowed in the department for a day. Again, they had other applicants, but would let me know. Well, I heard back a ney for the transplant coord job 3 weeks later. I was offered the education job in early March (over 4 weeks later) and didn't start until the end of April! And I was an internal candidate. So, although it is safe to keep looking, you never know...you may get a surprise. Good luck either way. (Oh, and by the way, I did not get such positive reinforcement in the educator interview. The interviewers all had their poker faces on and I didn't get any good vibes from any of them like you did with your interview.)

Wow! I hope things get better for everyone that's having a hard time with getting hired. I have only had positive results when applying for work. I encourage all of you to keep moving forward. I was an LVN for 5 years... I passed the RN boards 2 days BEFORE I walked the stage for graduation in May 2010. I had a job one month later in a hospital on med-surg unit. I worked six months, resigned via e-mail, took a vacation and started re-applying after New Years. I have had an interview every week and was offered jobs at each (turned down 3) .. These are all hospital jobs ! I had interviews with unit managers and they told me they LIKED me on the spot, immediately pull some nurses from the floor for a peer interview... by the time I got home I had a phone call and an offer. I've been "juggling" offers and actually completed a health screen for one... got another job offer... This job?... a recruiter called, I had a peer interview.. never met the unit manager... and got the job. (this one I really wanted!) I had applied for several positions at this hospital and didn't know which one she was needing me for. It is 6 miles from my home, better nurseatient ratio, brand new hospital opened in 2009, good pay ! I work agency in between jobs... i keep my LVN license current even though I'm an RN now. I am hoping to do travel nursing in the next couple of years after getting more RN experience.. I have my associates not BSN. With so many nurses having a difficult time finding work... i feel blessed and thank God everyday. I would encourage you all to keep trying, I posted resumes on hospital webs, craigslist, newspapers, careerbuilder, hot jobs, monster etc. when I started my job search. They interview me.... I interview them.. i ask them questions about nurse teamwork, how long they had their jobs, turnover rates, how long they stay over after end of shift and whatever else i can think of. I wanna make sure I want to work with them too. I have had much success and wish you all the best. Don't give up! I was a new grad once too! ( I'm still getting calls for jobs.. just checked messages and found another one who saw my resume) God Bless yall !

Call all these institutions back, and ask for the interviewer to be paged. That way, you can speak to them directly then you will know where you stand. Also mention that you have had other job offers, and you REALLY need to know what is happening. You should get some reply then.Better to be up front and know what's going on, than to lie awake at night, and stew over the fact that you may or may not have a job.This is my approach anyway, and it works so give it a try.

Quote from gentlegiverThis is more of a vent than anything else. I had applied for a position, first interview was a phone interview, it went very well and the interviewer was very excited and said I had exactly what she was looking for. Got a call back for an inhouse interview, it went very well too. I did my homework on the company, had some very good questions for them and was able to answer thier questions w/o problems. The interviewer told me the 1st interviewer was very impressed by me and so was he. I then got a call back for a third interview, this interviewer (happened to be the phone interviewer) asked a couple questions and told me how impressed both she & the 2nd interviewer was with me. She said they would make thier decision in a week and would contact me to let me know either way. It's been three weeks, no call back. I called to see if I could find anything out and was sent to a voice mail, still no call back. I guess it's safe to say I didn't get the job. But would it be so hard to call and let me know? She told me they had 2 people for the final interview, me and 1 other, so it's not like they had to call hundreds of people. At least I was smart enough not to stop looking for work, I do have a couple more interviews set up. But it drives me crazy when they say they will let you know either way, then don't.

Yeah had one of those. I could tell though. Once I figured out that this might be the case/or they were going to be just too stupid for me to work for... I just didn't want to put any effort at all in the interview. So, when they asked me if I had any questions, I just calmly put my sheet of questions back in my porfolio and said, "No, I think you covered it all." I was ****** to have driven out there all that way. Once I decide I'm done, I will find a way to stop the insanity -- just like a bad first date... excuse oneself to the bathroom never to return... Naw, just kidding!! But I did cause it to end much sooner, why waste my time?!

Thank You all, I was wondering if it was me or them. I'm kinda glad to know that this is not uncommon, so I know it wasn't me. I have had a couple more interviews, 1 said I basically have the job, but, due to company policy she can't really offer it to me until they get my CORI results back. (no problems there). I'll find out next week.

I think it's wrong and unprofessional not to get back to you after an interview and let you know that they gave the job to someone else... but apparently new grads are expendable and just have to suck it up and put up with all sorts of discourteous and unprofessional behavior.

Quote from Jeanette73I think it's wrong and unprofessional not to get back to you after an interview and let you know that they gave the job to someone else... but apparently new grads are expendable and just have to suck it up and put up with all sorts of discourteous and unprofessional behavior.