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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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4 months to contact about an interview?
I work in higher education and applied to a mid-level position at a private university back in early May. I just received an email inviting me to interview next week. Do you think taking 4 months to invite someone to interview is cause for concern? And that they did so through email?
Re: 4 months to contact about an interview?
I think it depends on the university. DH works in higher ed (also a private university) and where he is, there is a ridiculous amount of bureaucratic red tape to get positions posted, reviewing resumes, etc. In fact, for his department, he wanted to hire an assistant in June (his last assistant was leaving Memorial Day) and he didn't hire someone until August. The position was posted way back in April. It just took time to get the description approved, the position posted with HR, reviewing the resumes, etc.
When DH contacted candidates for interviews, I think he called AND e-mailed.
Maybe they have had the need for a while but just got budget approval. They also could have hired someone else who didn't work out & rather than re-post went back through the resumes they already had.
Don't overthink it. Just go to the interview if you still want the job.
I work in higher ed and that sounds about right. My current position spanned almost 6 months from posting to interview to hire.
I had a previous one in which it took 4 months to get the position approved from HR and post it.
It also depends on the area/department and their "schedule".
I've also had a position that everything was handled strictly via email. I actually liked it because I felt it allowed the department to remain in contact and it was easier to keep everyone in the loop. I'm sure it was easier on them especially when sending out the reject emails rather than keeping people hanging.