<p>I had a phone interview with a company two weeks ago. The interviewer (hiring manager) was really in a hurry and seemed to not know what he was talking about- He kept saying "umm" and "uhh" during the entire phone interview and some of my questions he couldn't answer fully. He only asked me 4 questions and ended the interview which I thought was strange. I'm just wondering, do you know when I should expect to hear back or get a response? It's been two weeks and I sent out a thank you note..</p>
<p>Maybe never. Even if they swear up and down they will let you know in x number of days, you might still be waiting for the email or phone call 10 or 20 years from now. You can email or leave voice mail messages, but probably won’t get any response. Unfortunately, business manners are in very short supply these days. If they aren’t interested, interviewers don’t seem to care anymore about their company’s reputation or such niceties like returning phone calls. They have a job and the feelings of those who don’t have one don’t matter to them. With values like this, I fear for the future of American business.</p>
<p>After two weeks, there is no harm in following up with them. Give tham a call or send them an email or both. Just be prepared to not like what they are going to tell you. Sometimes no response means they are not interested. Sometimes it simply means they are really busy and have not made a decision yet.</p>
<p>Agree, you should follow-up. It’s not at all uncommon for responses to take longer than promised… and it does not necessarily mean they have decided “no.” </p>
<p>The poor quality interview could mean it will be a “no”, or could mean that the interviewer’s interpersonal skills are a bit lacking.</p>
<p>Plan your follow-up call - short opening sentence (or message if you get Voice Mail) indicating that you still have a strong interest in the position and wonder if a decision has been made yet, or what the next step might be.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I think the gratitude note is more than enough. If they want you, they’ll call you; if they want you but forget to call you, you don’t want to work for them anyways.</p>
<p>bump. just wondering, is it normal for a sophomore ChemE not to get an internship for the summer? I have a decent GPA and its increasing… 3.0+</p>
<p>Many sophomore engineering students don’t get internships. It is still early in the semester, and you should keep trying. I’m sure anyone on this board, including me, will tell you how many internship positions we applied for that we never heard back from. Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket, because the company you applied for certainly isn’t.</p>