Final round candidate, not sure if I should send one more follow up or leave it alone
I’ve been interviewing for 18 months, this is my 107 application, 8 interviews, 5 final round interview, 0 job offers.
Here’s the timeline for this current job:
\- 3/4 — Applied
\- 3/26 — First interview with HR screening, sent thank you to HR
\- 4/14 — Second interview, with the director who is the hiring manager and then sent thank you to HR coordinator same week
\- 4/27 — emailed HR for an update
\- 5/1 — Third interview with the senior manager who would be my direct manager, sent them a thank you and recommendation based off our conversation the Monday after.
Background: during the interview they mentioned it was down to 3 candidates and they had another interview that day and hopefully the process was only one more week
\- It is now 5/14 and I haven’t heard anything
After my interview with the senior manager we talked about a tool and AI integration. I didn’t know about it at the time but I went and took a course on it this week.
**My dilemma: Do I send one more email mentioning the course and how it will make the work easier or do I leave it alone? I’ve already followed up with the Direct manager thanking them after our interview and giving recommendations based on our hobbies. This wouldn’t be a status update request just a “hey I took this course and this seems awesome” but I don’t want seem desperate or pushy or inappropriate. But I also want to show initiative since it’s a 2 person team.**
Extra context: The director who is the hiring manager has never received a direct email from me, reminder my interview with them was back in April. At the time I emailed HR discussing my interview with the director and how great our discussions was.
What would you do?