Final Interview Went Well, Hiring Manager Added Me on LinkedIn, But Weeks of Silence After — Am I Overthinking This?
I’d like to get some opinions from people with hiring or corporate experience because this process has been giving me a lot of anxiety lately.
I applied for an engineering role at a large mining company in Canada. The role has a global scope and fits very well with my background.
Timeline:
• Had an initial HR screening which went well (April 2nd)
• Then had an interview with the hiring manager (April 23rd)
• The conversation was very positive and lasted longer than expected
• During that interview, the manager told me this was the “final phase” of interviews
• About a week later, I was invited for another interview, this time with the Director (May 4th)
• The manager told the director that he already had his own opinion about me, and wanted the director to have his own opinion.
• After the interview, I went into the manager's LinkedIn profile and he sent me a LinkedIn connection request
• I followed up with HR after about a week and got no response
• I started overthinking the silence and eventually messaged the manager directly on LinkedIn asking for feedback
The manager replied saying that the process is still ongoing and that they should have "evolutions" this or next week and that I would definitely be informed.
Another detail is that during the interview process, the manager mentioned that new hires would only be starting in June due to SAP S/4HANA upgrades.
At this point I’m trying to understand:
- Does this still sound positive from an outside perspective?
- The silence from the HR hiring manager after my follow up is normal or am I overthinking?
- Does the director interview + LinkedIn connection usually indicate serious interest?
- Or am I reading too much into normal corporate politeness?
Honestly trying to stay rational here because the waiting period after final interviews has been rough mentally.