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Situational · Negative Signal

You're a recruiting coordinator. A final-round candidate emails you directly: five interviews over seven weeks, two same-day reschedules by the panel, and now silence. They ask pointedly whether the company actually intends to fill the role. The offer decision is genuinely two weeks out, pending headcount approval. How do you respond?

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I'd respond the same day, personally, without spin: acknowledge the process has taken longer than it should, apologize for the reschedules as our miss rather than offering excuses, and thank them for being direct.…

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