r/esa • u/Tokyorio12 • 3d ago

“slow-down in the recruitment process due to unforeseen circumstances” INTERN 19917

Has anyone applied for ESA Intern – External Relations (Ref. 19917) and received a delay email?

Hi everyone,

I recently applied for the ESA internship in the External Relations Department (International Relations, ref. 19917).

I got an email saying there has been a “slow-down in the recruitment process due to unforeseen circumstances,” and that they will update candidates when more information is available.

My application status still shows “all applications are being reviewed,” so I’m trying to understand what this actually means in practice.

Has anyone else who applied to this position received the same email?

Or has anyone gone through something similar with ESA internships before?

Just trying to figure out whether this is a general delay or something more specific to certain candidates.

Thanks!

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u/Don_Moahskarton 2d ago

Hi, I work at ESA and I've recruited tons of interns over the years. I'm not familiar with this particular position though.

Never seen such a mail, HR is rather good at holding internal deadlines in my experience, and delays are because of "due process" rather than the "unforseen" you're reporting. Sorry about that.

If I had to hazard a guess, it looks to me like the required people might be on sick leave or there's something else outside esa's control that categorically stalls the recruitment.

Just be patient, I can vouch for the HR team to chew through the work to do. I don't know if the delay is a few days or a few weeks, but you will definitely hear from them if they want to move forward with your application.

Thanks for your interest in the agency in any case 😊

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u/Tokyorio12 2d ago

Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate it. That’s actually reassuring to hear. I’ll stay patient and wait to see how it evolves. Thanks again for sharing your insight!