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snooky · Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Posts: 11

Hey everyone, here's my deal as of this morning: I interviewed with AEON last week in New York and made it through to the personal interview and felt like it went pretty well. This morning, a week later, the interviewer calls and says that they want to hire me but have to wait for the right position to open up and that i should be finding out about more specifics by the end of April.

Does this mean that I'm actually hired or was that polite company lingo for 'riiiight don't call us, we'll call you.' ??

I really want to know if this was a positive or horribly negative phone call because A) i just really want to be hired and (more importantly in the short term) B) I have an interview with NOVA on friday thats kind of a hassle to travel to.

Should I go to the NOVA interview because I'm too ignorant to realize I just got the brush off...

or has this sort of "just give us some time" thing happened to people before and it'll be fine and I shouldn't bother with NOVA ??

Thanks a lot for your advice,
Incredibly Nervous Confused

EDIT- Just giving it some more thought and the guy also said that if I don't hear from him by the end of April I should call them to work things out. So it can't really be a 'dont call us we'll call you' cuz even if they dont call me, they still want me to call them. So thats gotta be good, right?

guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

It sounds promising, but do the Nova interview. If Nova wishes to hire you, then call AEON and stress that you would much prefer to work for them, but that you have another offer (do not say what company), and that you would really appreciate if they could give you clarification on your possible employment. If they turn you down, or you feel like you are being led, take the Nova job. If you don't really want to work for Nova or the interview is really too much of a hassle, then just be patient.

snooky · Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Posts: 11

Thanks a lot for the advice, GuestofJapan. Even if they had yelled YOU'RE HIRED over the phone I'd probably still go to the NOVA interview just because thats the kind of nervous, untrusting type I am.

But if anyone has any first-hand experience with having to wait to be offered a firm position, it'd really calm me down. Thanks a lot.

cstory · Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 2

snooky · Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Posts: 11

Hey thanks a lot cstory. That makes me feel a whole lot better. I had told them I wanted to leave in September, so that sounds like just the same situation that you were in.

Maybe in that case I really will skip NOVA on Friday? Any more opinions out there?

guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

You didn't mention requesting to go in September before. I don't think you have anything to worry about. They simply don't know where a position will open up yet.

worlddiva · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:

Well, you could always go to your interview with NOVA...if anything it will be extra practice and give you an idea whether you like them or not.

As for AEON it took them about 2 weeks to get back to me and confirm. I had also interviewed with ECC and I put them on hold until I heard from AEON. I accepted AEON.

Another idea, is that you could call NOVA and tell them that due to unforeseen circumstances your plans for attending the interview have changed and ask them if you could reschedule for another date. It won't be a problem as long as you warn them in advance. Schedule your interview with NOVA so that it winds up being after the AEON notification date. This way if AEON says no you still have a back up.

But, I'm pretty sure you got the job. If I were you, like another poster said, you can always call them to confirm. Explaining that they are your first choice and that if you are hired you will not go to your other interviews. (don't say which company)

Good luck!

I love New York! Lived there for a while and am originally from there. What area are you from?

poohbear · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 46 Location: Toronto & Tokyo

Hi, if Aeon rejects you they`ll flat out tell you you`re not what they`re looking for (someone told me during my ECC interview that`s how they declined him a position). So yea it sounds like you`re in but why not just call em and clarify? The recruiters in Toronto always answered any of my queries w/ no implications or inferences. Cheers.

snooky · Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Posts: 11

Worlddiva-

Somehow I had managed to completely not think of that idea- asking to reschedule the NOVA interview. I guess in all my excitement yesterday, basic logic had no time to prevail. So I entirely took your advice and rescheduled NOVA for a month from now- they were really good and easy about doing it, so that was no problem at all.

Always good to hear from a fellow NYer. I was born in Queens and grew up in western long island. NY's a great place, but I'm about ready to put it in the 'fun place to visit, but I'm sick of living here' category. What part of NY did you live in?