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Thank you again. He did tell me at the end of the interview that he was
going to interview one other person that same day and they would be
making a quick decision. I sent him a thank-you email that night.
Then when I called two weeks later just to "check back," they were
"still interviewing." I sent another brief email last Monday,
reiterating my interest, etc. No response. This is why I am not
constantly applying for jobs. I know you have to apply if you want to
get a job, but this process - all the preparation, filling out lengthy
applications, and the ultimate rejections- are so demoralizing that I
can only take so much. I guess it's back to subbing this fall.

On 8/10/13, sorry wrote:
> I'm sorry, I realized I put no news is good news, I should have put
> no news is "you're not being offered the job." Sorry.
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> I am just going from my experience. There is no set answer. I have
> had literally 12 interviews since May, with 10 of them being "no's".
> The responses have ranged from a Sorry we went with someone else"
> call the next day, to a call 2 weeks later, to a form email to all
> candidates who did not get the job sent out a couple weeks after the
> interview.
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> I have 2 "second interviews" next week and both of these districts
> called me the next day to schedule the second interviews.
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> MOST and I say most, interviews will involve you being told at the
> end of the interview the "what's next" process with timeline of
> hiring process, when you should hear back, and that. I was at one
> where this was not stated and I just asked as the principal was
> walking with me to the door. No biggie, he appreciated that I asked
> and he was glad to tell me.
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> So the short answer is - it all varies from district to district
> when you find out after an interview. You seem to have a special
> case where the interview process is being extended.
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> That said - I have been told by someone "in the know" to send a
> short, to the point, pleasant email after the interview re-thanking
> them for the opportunity to interview, but not too "pushy" like
> don't go on about how great of a fit you are for the school, the
> job, etc. So you have given them followup contact, they know you
> are interested in the job still. I personally in this situation
> would not call them and press again. But I don't think it would
> HURT to call the principal directly???? I personally wouldn't
> though.
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> I hope this helps, I'm sorry I'm not an administrator, I am just
> giving my experience from having several interviews over the last
> few months.
>
> Good luck! I really hope you get the job and everything goes as you
> hope. If it helps, I still have not secured a position, although
> the possibilities are still there with these 2nd interviews next
> week, but I am not counting on those as a solid thing yet. So we're
> sort of in the same boat! Cheers and good luck to you! Maybe an
> administrator will better answer your question from their
> perspective, I just felt compelled to answer since I can relate!
>
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> On 8/10/13, anxious wrote:
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>> Thank you for replying, but your answer is a little confusing.
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>> you say you hate to be negative but then you say no news is good
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>> news. I gather that although they said they were going to make a
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>> quick decision, someone materialized that caused them to draw out
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>> the process by scheduling more interviews. If they chose someone
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>> else, I wish they would just let me know. I need to plan what I am
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>> going to be doing this fall if I do not get this position, yet I
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>> am hesitant to make other commitments until I hear something. Yet,
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>> I know about a bird in the hand, etc.
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>> On 8/10/13, not an admin but... wrote:
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>>> I would not call. I am also interviewing for teaching jobs,
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>>> and have had a lot of interviews since May. I have 2 2nd
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>>> interviews next week. Kind of getting down to the wire
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>>> considering teachers are starting back to work in 2 weeks.
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>>>
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>>> Anyhoo, I am finding that hiring officials will call you
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>>> either within a day or two (meaning that you were eliminated
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>>> pretty fast and they moved fast on another candidate to land
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>>> them) or it may take a week to longer to get a response (that
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>>> means that they chose someone else, but is taking a while to
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>>> finalize everything with references, paperwork, etc.) and they
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>>> don't want to call the other candidates until ALL is finalized
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>>> with the other candidate as in signed a contract, references
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>>> checked, all that.
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>>>
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>> > In your case it seems they may have gotten more applications
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>>> and candidates they wanted to interview.
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>>> I hate to be negative but usually if you are not hearing back,
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>>> it means you're not a top candidate, or they are having second
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>>> interviews with other candidates. Like the old - no news is
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>>> good news. Because this late in the summer, the principal
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>>> wants to lock it in and fill the position.
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>>> On 8/10/13, anxious, need advice wrote:
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>>>> I had one interview and then a second at private school in
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>>>> mid-July. Both went well and everyone said great things
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>>>
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>>>> about me. The principal said he was interviewing one more
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>>>> person that day and that there would be a quick decision.
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>>>> The principal was on vaca the week after that,
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>>>> the 22-26. I called Friday Aug. 2 to check on things and was
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>>>> told by the person who answered the phone that they were
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>>>> interviewing more people! I sent the principal a brief email
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>>>> last Monday Aug. 5 just reiterating my strong interest in
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>>>> the position and saying I would be happy to
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>>>
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>>>> provide any more information. Still nothing! Granted, this
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>>>> does not look good for my team, but it is hard to completely
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>>>> give up hope when you have not been given a definite "no."
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>>>> If they liked me as much as they appeared to, why haven't
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>>>> they offered me the job? If someone
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>>>
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>>>> else popped up that they like better, why don't they just
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>>>> tell me?
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>>>> This is driving me nuts! I don't want to pester them, but
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>>>> should I call again on Monday and ask to speak to the
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>>>> principal himself? This is a small school, so it is not as
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>>>> if there is a bureaucracy that needs to go through a long
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>>>> process. Thanks in advice for any advice.
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