my job interview went great — why haven’t I heard back?

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager.

You walked out of your job interview feeling great – you clicked with your interviewer, nailed every question, ticked all their boxes. They seemed impressed and excited to work with you, and you were sure an offer was in your near future. But since then … nothing. Maybe your interviewer even assured you that you’d hear from them within a week or two, but now twice that amount of time has passed and they still haven’t made contact. What is going on?!

In a decade and a half of writing a work advice column, I’ve received more letters about this experience than probably any other. It’s incredibly common to have what seems like a truly great job interview only to never hear from the employer again – even in cases where you were promised that you would within a specific time frame.

I wrote about it today at New York Magazine, including why employers leave candidates hanging and what to do in the face of silence. You can read it here.