Job put on “hold”

[burritoNinja]

I was going through the interview process for a software development role at a large US software company and I passed the phone interview and then the coding and maths test and was scheduled for another interview. I got an email from the recruiter saying that unfortunately the role had been put on “hold” and he will contact me should the position arise again. Is that a nice way of saying they either decided to not hire new developers or they simply hired somebody else? Is it worth pursuing? I have other interviews coming up so will focus on those. It seemed a pretty good place to get into.

[schmalex]

Normally it’s a hiring freeze due to a poor quarter / half or similar. Chances are, it’ll be on hold for a good couple of quarters yet, so go and chase the others you’ve got lined up.

[FredClogs]

You'll never know what happened, admin cock up, hiring manager getting ahead of himself, HR pulling rank... There's a million possibles, most large corporate recruitment is a clusterfk.

Move on, don't look back.

[burritoNinja]

Thanks guys. I will just let it go and focus on the other upcoming interviews.

[speedyman]

Happened to me once, two months later the hiring freeze was lifted and i got hired.

[MitchT]

Happened numerous times to the OH and me when we've been looking for jobs. Just refocus and move on.

[stuthemong]

If you want a job for GE healthcare Cambridge working on medical devices for cell and gene therapy, and your skills are relevant to product / embedded SW, PM me!

[carboy2017]

Happened few times to me,could be so many reasons as others have pointed out

Move on and I'm sure something good will come up soon

[toon10]

I was put forward for a job last year. I was shortlisted then told that it was put on hold. I assumed that it meant they had found who they wanted. Turns out that 5 months later I get a call for an interview for the job. It really was put on hold. They wanted to hire a new manager and didn't want to interview for my role until he/she had been appointed. I went for the interview and didn't get it although I would have turned it down anyway. The role wasn't for me but putting roles on hold does happen.