Time seems to operate in a particularly funny way when you’re searching for a job. Days go by when there’s nothing out there. No advertisements for positions that even vaguely match your skills.
When you have submitted for a job and have been determined wheat instead of chaff it is nearly inevitable that the human resources person or even the hiring manager wants you to come in for an interview the very next day after you receive the initial invitation, always in the middle of the day assuming that you have nothing better to do but spend travel time to the interview, at least an hour (sometimes they request that you should allow for more) speaking with someone, and travel time from the interview all while wearing your best clothes.
Those same employers with whom you’ve had an interview constantly assure you that they want to move swiftly through the selection process and will notify you no matter what your status yet days turn into weeks and you hear nothing.
It is as if Salvador Dali were controlling time, and it’s frustrating as all hell.
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The practice over here is that you do not inform unsuccessful candidates at all, at any stage. Which means you sit at home thinking, “Am I just shite, or did I write my phone number down wrong?”
My company is pretty good about telling unsuccessful candidates they were unsuccessful, but no one ever says why because of potential lawsuits. (Interestingly, the decision portion of the interview process dragged on for two weeks longer than planned, but to their credit, they gave me frequent updates on status *proactively*. (Roll the Twilight Zone music.)
Congratulations on your new job!