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Job hunting is almost as bad, if not worse, than the dating scene when it comes to getting a call back. You dress your best, put your strongest foot forward, fret about getting every little detail just right, then the phone stands there, silently mocking you with flagrant rejection.

Mashable’s Jennifer Parris takes a look at five reasons a company might not call you back and offers suggestions as to what you can do about it, but at the end of the day, like a date gone awry, the possibility is there that it simply wasn’t meant to be.

They’re still interviewing/negotiating

The reason: Maybe you were the third person the company interviewed — out of a possible 20+ candidates. Or maybe they’ve decided on another candidate and are in the middle of deep negotiations with that person.

The fix: It’s perfectly acceptable to follow up within two weeks after your interview to find out the status of the hiring process. [Alexandra] Levit [CEO of Inspiration at Work] suggests that the best form of communication is via email, not a direct phone call. If you don’t hear back after your first email, you can email again — a maximum of three times in a span of two months. “If you still haven’t heard from them after that, move on to another opportunity,” says Levit.

Full story at Mashable.

Finding job interview closure.

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