My kid sister had an interview with their sister multinational  company in a different state. The company has a laid down policy, before attending any interview with their other coys, you must inform your line manger as well as your present HR. She went ahead to inform the HR and all the HR did was to call the other HR of where she was scheduled for the interview and speak well of her but the conversation was not open to her.She attended the interview but didnt perform up to expection and felt very bad about her performance right there in the interview room and was somehow consoled that they have not taken a decision yet i.e the final outcome. The HR decided to ask her will she accept another role diferent from the one she applied for and her response was 'Yes'. After about 5 weeks of being kept in the dark, she called the HR on phone and all he said was that their application is still under going processing. Please house, is there still any hope?

HR can actually mean many things. However, in this case I believe HR means HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT (a.k.a. PERSONNEL). They are generally in charge of assessment and recruitment of personnel. Please this just my opinion, let others chip in. Bless you. Nigeria rocks!

mymadam:
HR can actually mean many things. However, in this case I believe HR means HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT (a.k.a. PERSONNEL). They are generally in charge of assessment and recruitment of personnel. Please this just my opinion, let others chip in. Bless you. Nigeria rocks!

Yes, the Human Resources Business Partner HRBP of the company.

Question: Please house, is there still any hope?

Answer: Possibly but... hasn't the particular spot been filled yet? If not, there's hope, but remember that your sister admitted to an unimpressive performance at the interview. Meanwhile, there are many other organizations recruiting. One must NEVER lose sleep over any one. Never put all your eggs in one basket. Tell your sister to move on to other openings while waiting for a response. Good luck. Over & out. Nigeria rocks!

@ mymadam,
The post is yet to be filled up.
Thanks for your response.

5 weeks is too long; that's over a month. If they needed someone urgently to fill up that spot, why keep silent for 5 weeks when you can just tell the candidate to resume immediately?

Secondly the HR is a very polite person. Most HR's don't accept calls from prospective employee's unless of course you know them personally. For her to be the one doing the calling after 5 weeks show that the gap which they company were intending to fill has already been filled. If I were her, I would just remove my mind from that place and continue my job hunt elsewhere.

Mayosky15754:
@ mymadam,
The post is yet to be filled up.
Thanks for your response.

That's because they're yet to find a suitable candidate for that post. If any of the ones they interviewed met their requirements, that post would have been filled long ago.

I will appreciate more comments.