Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have a question pertaining to HR practices and maybe anyone can shed some light on it?

Why would the organisation take 2-3 weeks (or even 4 weeks) to inform applicants of the offer/rejection, especially when the person is already in civil service. I mean, wouldn’t the person have a shorter period to be informed since his security would be duly cleared and less of having any dubious background that will save HR some time?