u/Ok_Employer_5604

I’m looking for some perspective on a weird communication loop.

I finished a 4-round interview process for a Strategy & Operations contract role exactly 3 weeks ago. I felt the final round went well, but then things went totally dark.

I followed up yesterday after two weeks of silence. I emailed both the primary and secondary recruiters I’ve been working with. The secondary recruiter finally got back to me yesterday morning with this:

"The main recruiter needs to 'check' on a few things before she reaches out to you directly."

It’s been over 48 hours since that "update" and still nothing from the main recruiter.

A few specifics:

• This is for a sports league.
• The role is a contract-to-hire (W-2) setup.
• I’ve already done the panel and the final onsite/video calls.

Has anyone seen this "need to check" stall tactic before? Is this usually a sign that they’ve extended an offer to someone else and are keeping me warm, or is it more likely an internal budget/headcount holdup?

Appreciate any insight from recruiters or people who have been in this specific limbo phase.

I’m looking for some perspective on a weird communication loop.

I finished a 4-round interview process for a Strategy & Operations contract role exactly 3 weeks ago. I felt the final round went well, but then things went totally dark.

I followed up yesterday after two weeks of silence. I emailed both the primary and secondary recruiters I’ve been working with. The secondary recruiter finally got back to me yesterday morning with this:

"The main recruiter needs to 'check' on a few things before she reaches out to you directly."

It’s been over 48 hours since that "update" and still nothing from the main recruiter.

A few specifics:

• This is for a sports league.
• The role is a contract-to-hire (W-2) setup.
• I’ve already done the panel and the final onsite/video calls.

Has anyone seen this "need to check" stall tactic before? Is this usually a sign that they’ve extended an offer to someone else and are keeping me warm, or is it more likely an internal budget/headcount holdup?

Appreciate any insight from recruiters or people who have been in this specific limbo phase.

I’m looking for some perspective on a weird communication loop.

I finished a 4-round interview process for a Strategy & Operations contract role exactly 3 weeks ago. I felt the final round went well, but then things went totally dark.

I followed up yesterday after two weeks of silence. I emailed both the primary and secondary recruiters I’ve been working with. The secondary recruiter finally got back to me yesterday morning with this:

"The main recruiter needs to 'check' on a few things before she reaches out to you directly."

It’s been over 48 hours since that "update" and still nothing from the main recruiter.

A few specifics:

• This is for a sports league.
• The role is a contract-to-hire (W-2) setup.
• I’ve already done the panel and the final onsite/video calls.

Has anyone seen this "need to check" stall tactic before? Is this usually a sign that they’ve extended an offer to someone else and are keeping me warm, or is it more likely an internal budget/headcount holdup?

Appreciate any insight from recruiters or people who have been in this specific limbo phase.