<p>I applied to Company X more than a month ago, and has been patiently waiting to hear back. Last Friday I called the recruiter from Company X to ask about my status, and he said that I have moved on the next round and will be hearing back about the next step by Monday. It is Wednesday now and I still havent heard back. I also called, left voice messages, and emailed the recruiter, but to no avail.</p>
<p>But here is the REAL problem. Out of curiosity, I tried calling the recruiter with my friends cell phone, and what do you knowhe answered!!! Clearly he has been ignoring all my calls from my phone </p>
<p>I am really confused why the recruiter is ignoring me. Any thoughts??? Whats going on???</p>
<p>Maybe he has an issue with you and is in fact avoiding you. Not much you can do about that. You could try and go over his head and contact the next level up directly.</p>
<p>Or…it may be that the recruiter is just slammed and is very busy, or his grandmother died, or his girlfriend broke up with him or he is just a flake…you just never know what is behind a persons motivations and actions until you have the facts.</p>
<p>My suggestion…breathe. Relax. Some things are out of your control.
And welcome to getting a job these days. Not always so streamlined. I think your follow up has been good, and I hope you get the call you want! Good luck!</p>
<p>As I see it, the problem is that you are not spending your spare time looking for a job with other companies, but are obsessing over this one company. If you were busy enough with your other applications, you wouldn’t have time to post your question here.</p>
<p>You called the recruiter, then called again, left voice messages and emailed. You seem desperate. The recruiter might think that you’d be a high-maintenance employee. If you’re offered the job, the recruiter might think that this is your only hope, and therefore make a low offer. Please do not contact the recruiter again! Please spend your spare time applying to other companies!</p>
<p>While a previous poster thinks you could go over the recruiter’s head, let me tell you that that will truly doom your application.</p>
<p>I don’t want to sound harsh, but it seems that you are inexperienced in how the process works.</p>
<p>I can think of only a few reasons to contact a recruiter after applying: to write a hand-written or neatly typed thank-you note after the interview, or to tell him that you’ve been made another offer that you haven’t yet accepted, and that you’d like to see where you stand with his company before you accept it.</p>
<p>I agree with Schokolade - you have done what you could, and you need to leave him alone. My guess is that he won’t take your calls because he has no further information for you - he is not hired to make the decision, but to provide the candidates. Once he has done that, he has moved on to his next challenge, which is why he answered your friend’s cell phone. Look for other positions. And always, always, write a thank you note after an interview, indicating how much you appreciate the interviewer’s time, and highlighting why this company impresses you. If there are items in your experience that you want to highlight, do it, but don’t make that the focus. Show passion and gratitude.<br>
Do not under any circumsances go over his head.</p>