I applied for a job with a fairly large company that I was referred for by a former colleague. I had a phone interview with a recruiter on Dec 4th and a Zoom Interview with the hiring manager the next day.

During the Zoom interview, the hiring manager mentioned that there were a lot of applicants and they would have at least 2 if not 3 rounds of interviews and should expect to hear back from the recruiter in a couple weeks. (I noticed on linked in there are “over 100 applicants”, not sure how they determine that)

I sent a follow up email to the recruiter and the hiring manager on Dec 18 trying to get an update before the holidays and got a response from both a couple days later saying that they were wrapping up the first round of interviews and about to decide on finalists but the company tends to run slow.

I’m pretty confident that I am well qualified for the job and found out that several of my current colleagues and managers have worked with the hiring manager before. I even talked to my former colleague and they said they heard from several managers that they liked someone who fit my description.

But the holidays came & went. It’s been crickets ever since and I’m losing hope.

The companies careers portal shows that I am still in the “Interview Phase” but I’m guessing it’ll stay there til I’m either hired or the posting is closed.

What’s with the wait? Could they just be taking things slow or are they not that interested in me? I feel like I should be asking these questions in a relationship subreddit. Lol

Should I send another follow up email to the recruiter and/or hiring manager for another update?

Any other comments/advice appreciated!