<p>I'm a 3rd year in undergrad computer science... I got an offer last Friday from a pretty competitive tech company on the West Coast, and the recruiter promised details over the phone and asked me to schedule a few time slots to talk to her about the offer. Since I am on Spring Break this week, I told her that I was pretty much available all week and that I wasn't on much of a schedule. (didn't specify any times)</p>
<p>I haven't heard back from her yet. It's like 3:30 pm Pacific Time. Should I be anxious? Should I e-mail her again? Should I call her? (her phone # was listed in the e-mail)</p>
<p>This is a company that's probably on my Top 2 list. Scratch that. It's #1 on my list. I'm really excited about this opportunity. Actually, to be more precise, </p>
<p>I REALLY NEED TO SPEAK TO THIS RECRUITER. LIKE NOW. </p>
<p>In a case of something like this, an email or a phone call won’t go amiss. HOwever, its only monday. The recruiter still has time this week to talk to you.</p>
<p>So I shouldn’t be worrying about her being mad that I didn’t specify certain time slots (it’s hard to when I’m not running on a tight schedule) or about her missing the e-mail? </p>
<p>Would it be bad if I called her? How long should I wait? </p>
<p>I would do as she asked and email her over a few times that work for you this week. Even if you are free all week, send something tomorrow at about 10:00 AM if you haven’t heard from her saying that Tuesday at 3:00, Wednesday at 10:00 or 2:00 or Thursday at 8:00 or 11:00 work for you.</p>
<p>It’s only Monday, and the HR folks at these companies are super busy this time of year with internship interviews, etc. You might not hear from her until Thursday at 8 or 9 pm your time… Just make sure your phone is charged and you’re ready to take the call when it comes. And try to relax! Good luck.</p>
<p>Just a tip for future job searches, especially in the computer tech field where people tend to be very detailed oriented-telling someone in that field to call you anytime doesn’t work. Also, they are checking to see if you can follow directions. The recruiter asked you, on Friday, to send her some good times for her to call you. She probably also told 40 other kids the same thing and they have what, 2 spots open maybe? 35 of those kids emailed her right back with 4 or 5 concrete times to talk. They not only showed that they can follow directions, they also showed more interest in the position than you did, who waited until Monday to get back to her. These are little tests the recruiters use to gauge college kids. I’m not saying you blew your chance but I also wouldn’t expect a quick response. It’s likely that she filled her available time and is trying to work you into her schedule.</p>
<p>Ummm… I actually e-mailed her back within 15 minutes of getting the e-mail, saying “anytime between 11 am to 8 pm EST any day of (this) week” It’s hard to make up time blocks when I’m not in school this week and don’t have a set schedule…</p>
<p>I’m getting anxious. She still hasn’t called back or replied. Should I call her?</p>
<p>You already have an offer, right? This call is just to give you some more details? She won’t be mad, but then she’ll fit everyone else in who gave a specific time and then fill you in later. On your side, you’re stuck hanging around waiting for her call unless she emails you back with a specific time…</p>
<p>Next time, give her some times so that you’re not stuck at home waiting for her call.</p>
<p>yes, if it is a third party headhunter, you can bug the holy hell out of them - you are their bread and butter (I used to do this) - inside gal/guy - different story.</p>
<p>From what I can tell, she is an internal HR rep based on her e-mail address (her e-mail address matches the company’s domain address) and she did say “Congrats! I’d like to talk to you about your interview and your offer”</p>
<p>I’m aware that they have a lot to do, so it takes them a while to get back, because last year it took HR at my previous company 2 weeks from an e-mail saying “Congrats!” to FedEx dropping off the hard copy offer at my front door.</p>
<p>I do find it strange and worrisome that she hasn’t replied to or acknowledged my e-mail yet…</p>
<p>Call her on Wednesday; enough with email. Then she can tell you if there is a more convenient time for her to talk with you about the offer. Don’t reply to the email from your former internship just yet.</p>
<p>Oh come on. A recruiter of a major westcoast high tech company has better things to do than play secret tests with email games. Email is usually a pretty crappy way to communicate and tells you almost nothing about what someone is capable of. Most of the extremely busy and successful and well educated professionals I know, often answering email that makes sense in the context, not relative to some kind of robotic mindless ‘just answer the question exactly as asked’ way. </p>
<p>Not to mention, why would any self-respecting adult in a hot field want to work in a company that actually thinks they can effectively select professionals this way, or would actually care how exactly you follow a particular sentence in an email vs. captures the main point of it best?</p>
<p>Call in the morning. And if you don’t get her, leave a message asking her to call you back when she gets a chance, and let her know that you will keep trying to reach her.</p>
<p>starbright–and this poster got a return phone call when…? It would be different if it was the hiring manager that said to call but it is a recruiter. Their job is to weed out candidates and if they are looking at 100’s of applications from around the country, they most certainly do expect their instructions to be followed. Like I said, I doubt if it killed her chances, however, she still hasn’t heard back and the “call me whenever” isn’t very professional. It isn’t like she has 20 years of experience in the field, this is a college student looking for an internship. I think most people would be surprised at what recruiters or HR people gleam off of emails, etc.</p>
<p>Email is a very effective way to communicate when they ask you to send back a schedule of when you are available to talk on the phone.</p>
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