Within one or two weeks of the interview, you may often anticipate hearing back from the hiring business or HR department, though waiting times fluctuate depending on the industry.
Keep this in mind and don't drive yourself crazy if your friend in another industry snags a job faster than you.
The employing employer may receive hundreds to thousands of applications after posting a job position online. Selected applicants will be contacted for a phone interview or in-person interview after a recruiting manager or
applicant tracking system (ATS) has finished sorting through the applications. Remember that the company will be speaking with other candidates in addition to you, so don't be frustrated if you don't hear back right away.
Within a day or two of the interview, you should send the interviewer an email of appreciation. In addition to serving as a means of expressing gratitude,
thank-you emails are also an excellent way to demonstrate your passion, emphasize your qualifications, and bring up important points that you might have overlooked during the interview.
There are various possible reasons for this long wait that don't mean that you're out of the running for this job. The most obvious one is that the company is probably still interviewing other candidates, especially if the position is open to worldwide applicants.
Don't hesitate to ask the interviewer about the approximate time-frame to hear feedback before leaving the interview to help yourself from obsessing about the response time.