Thursday’s Thought: Top 12 Reasons That Position Disappeared

I was so excited that things were going so well and I really thought "this is the one". Then I got the call from the recruiter telling me that the job has been placed on hold, or "frozen". What happened? Are they just playing with me? Possibly! But here are some other possible reasons for requisitions (job postings) being placed on hold?

1. Change in Hiring Manager


2. Budget constraints


3. Company reorganization


4. Future layoffs are pending


5. Project priorities or needs shifted


6. Internal employee surfaced and is slated for an interview


7. Too busy to interview


8. Ideal candidate has been identified, but not available until months down the road


9. Tired of interviewing candidates without the right combination of skill-sets


10. Decision makers went on vacation


11. Someone left the company and the Hiring Manager didn't want to loose that headcount, so a requisition was opened, but soon put on hold as a placeholder


12. Any other weird situation that is only explained by a corporate environment mentality

But don't get too discouraged because some of those positions do get re-posted and active again. If the Hiring Manager thought it didn't have a chance on being re-opened, then he/she would have just canceled it. So the best thing to do in this circumstance is to ask permission to keep in touch with the recruiter. Make sure you let the recruiter know about any changes in your job search to give them one last chance to act.