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Q: How long did you have to wait before you heard a response after your last interview?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Within a week" (46%)

Same day
20%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%

Gender

Male

Same day
17%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 5,000+ Male employees

Female

Same day
23%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

47%
Within a week

Caucasian answered Within a week the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Same day
21%
Within a week
47%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Same day
19%
Within a week
43%
1-2 Weeks
24%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Same day
20%
Within a week
43%
1-2 Weeks
25%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Same day
15%
Within a week
47%
1-2 Weeks
24%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Same day
21%
Within a week
42%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
8%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Same day
20%
Within a week
44%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

54%
Within a week

HR answered Within a week the most among all other departments.

Communications answered 4+ Weeks the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
Same day
15%
Within a week
48%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
Same day
16%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
24%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
Same day
17%
Within a week
41%
1-2 Weeks
27%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
Same day
15%
Within a week
49%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Same day
20%
Within a week
49%
1-2 Weeks
18%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 500+ working in Executive department
Same day
22%
Within a week
42%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
Same day
22%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
6%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 500+ working in Admin department
Same day
16%
Within a week
48%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
Same day
16%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
10%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
Same day
23%
Within a week
43%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
2%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Same day
26%
Within a week
44%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
6%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
Same day
17%
Within a week
54%
1-2 Weeks
19%
2-4 Weeks
6%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 500+ working in HR department
Same day
19%
Within a week
42%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Same day
14%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
10%
4+ Weeks
8%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Same day
27%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
18%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
3%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

46%
Within a week

26-30 answered Within a week the most among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Same day
20%
Within a week
42%
1-2 Weeks
26%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Same day
18%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
24%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
Same day
19%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Same day
18%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
24%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Same day
16%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
10%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Same day
16%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
11%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 500+ aged 46-50
Same day
16%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
11%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Same day
22%
Within a week
44%
1-2 Weeks
18%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Same day
26%
Within a week
32%
1-2 Weeks
25%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
10%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Same day
29%
Within a week
36%
1-2 Weeks
18%
2-4 Weeks
5%
4+ Weeks
12%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

49%
Within a week

Bachelor's answered Within a week the most among all other education levels.

Associate's answered 4+ Weeks the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Same day
28%
Within a week
37%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Same day
24%
Within a week
42%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Same day
20%
Within a week
42%
1-2 Weeks
26%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Same day
16%
Within a week
49%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Same day
13%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
25%
2-4 Weeks
10%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Same day
17%
Within a week
42%
1-2 Weeks
24%
2-4 Weeks
9%
4+ Weeks
8%
Answered by 100+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

47%
Within a week

6 to 10 Years answered Within a week the most among all other segments.

Entry Level answered 4+ Weeks the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Same day
25%
Within a week
43%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
Same day
21%
Within a week
44%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Same day
19%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Same day
19%
Within a week
47%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Same day
19%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

67%
1-2 Weeks

Tampa, FL answered 1-2 Weeks the most among all other locations.

San Diego answered 4+ Weeks the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Tampa, FL
  • Victoria, TX
  • Washington, DC
Same day
20%
Within a week
45%
1-2 Weeks
23%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Same day
18%
Within a week
50%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Same day
19%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Same day
20%
Within a week
43%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
10%
4+ Weeks
6%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Same day
19%
Within a week
51%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
7%
4+ Weeks
3%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Same day
21%
Within a week
52%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
6%
4+ Weeks
0%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Same day
18%
Within a week
41%
1-2 Weeks
27%
2-4 Weeks
6%
4+ Weeks
8%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Same day
16%
Within a week
47%
1-2 Weeks
22%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Same day
16%
Within a week
37%
1-2 Weeks
39%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
0%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Same day
18%
Within a week
46%
1-2 Weeks
24%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Same day
22%
Within a week
48%
1-2 Weeks
21%
2-4 Weeks
5%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Same day
13%
Within a week
63%
1-2 Weeks
13%
2-4 Weeks
0%
4+ Weeks
11%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
Same day
19%
Within a week
52%
1-2 Weeks
17%
2-4 Weeks
11%
4+ Weeks
1%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Same day
17%
Within a week
50%
1-2 Weeks
20%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
5%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Same day
17%
Within a week
52%
1-2 Weeks
19%
2-4 Weeks
8%
4+ Weeks
4%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
Same day
0%
Within a week
0%
1-2 Weeks
67%
2-4 Weeks
0%
4+ Weeks
33%
Answered by < 100 in Tampa, FL
Same day
0%
Within a week
67%
1-2 Weeks
33%
2-4 Weeks
0%
4+ Weeks
0%
Answered by < 100 in Victoria, TX
Same day
15%
Within a week
43%
1-2 Weeks
25%
2-4 Weeks
10%
4+ Weeks
7%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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