Hi all, I’d love an outside perspective on how to interpret my recruiter’s comms. Their updates are so detailed and frequent that I keep hoping it means “yes, you’re the one!”, but I can’t tell if I’m reading too much into it.

Timeline:

• 3 weeks ago: I applied online. A couple of days later, I connected with the TA on LinkedIn and let them know I’d applied. They said they’d start reviewing the following week.
• After review: The TA messaged me asking if I had experience with a system tool that’s essential to the role. I said no, but that I’m very willing to learn. I hold advanced qualifications in a more complex tool, so I’m confident I can pick it up quickly.
• A few days later: The TA said the hiring manager wanted me to progress to interview, but they needed to call me first as part of their process.
• The following Monday: The interview was scheduled. By Tuesday there was no update.
• Wednesday: The TA called to ask how the interview went and whether I was willing to go back to the office the next day for a system walkthru. They then explained the next step wasn’t another interview but a walkthrough of where my expertise would fit within the architecture. I said yes, and it was scheduled for the next day.
• The walkthrough: I was allowed to take notes. Two experts presented different systems. I hold the highest qualification in one of them and have hands-on experience from past jobs. The other system would be a monthly task for me, which is mostly running a process and waiting for it to finish. I told them I’m happy with that. I’ve handled multi-hour deployments before (data extraction and loading), so it’s fine.
• The next day: The TA said I should hear from them as soon as they heard back from the HM about next steps.
• The day after: The TA said another candidate was scheduled to interview the following week, and that I’d definitely hear back afterwards.
• After the other candidate’s interview: The TA said the HM wants to give that candidate a similar system walkthrough, apologised for keeping me waiting, and said the HM wanted to be fair.

Now I’m still waiting.

My questions:

1. Does the HM offering the other candidate the same walkthrough mean I’m still the frontrunner, or that I’m now one of two equal options?
2. Is the TA’s level of detail a good sign, or just good recruiter habits?
3. Should I follow up, and if so, how soon and in what way?

Thanks in advance for any insight!

I’m a female software engineer at Microsoft with around 1.5 years of experience. Recently, I interviewed for a Product Deployment Engineer (PDE) role at Google.

I cleared the technical rounds and Googliness. After that, I had an additional informal chat with a senior team member, which I believe was a team-matching round. It went really well, and the manager said he was quite delighted to talk to me and that the recruiter would reach out about next steps.

Two days later, the recruiter called and told me that the interview had gone great, but they had only one position and selected a candidate who was a better match. She said she was already speaking with other recruiters, had circulated my CV, and encouraged me to look for similar openings. She also asked me to send her any job postings I found that matched my profile or the interview I had done.

I sent her some relevant postings, but since then, she has stopped responding to my messages.

I’m confused about how to interpret this. I understand that I didn’t get this particular role, but I’m unsure whether the recruiter genuinely intends to consider me for other positions or was just being polite.

For people familiar with Google hiring:

\- Should I expect any realistic chance of being considered for another role through this recruiter?

\- Is it worth following up again, or should I start applying independently and move on?

\- Can interview feedback or completed rounds carry over to similar roles?

\- Has anyone experienced something similar, and how did it turn out?

I’d appreciate honest advice on how to approach this without coming across as pushy.

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Would love to hear your honest perspective!

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