[asphaltgambler]

I finally landed a face-to-face interview with a large county; public school system back on 2nd of Sept. It is for an Electronic Security Technician. To me it presents an incredible opportunity as this is one of the top 10 public school systems in the US and one of THE wealthiest countys.

I know for a fact that the face-to-face was narrowed down to just 4 candidates including me. It was a panel interview and I killed them. So much so that one of the panel members who walked me out gushed that I was the best interview she ever been part of.

They said once the panel selects the best candidate - they send it forward to HR for background checks. That process could be as little as 3 weeks total to 3 months. They also offered up that if I was NOT the person selected that would let me know.

So today it's been 6 weeks - I have heard nada. I think that if I were not "the guy" they would called, emailed, or snail mailed by now. So no news is good news...................maybe.

I am considering a follow up phone call to check the progress, but unsure if that is a professional thing to do, so I need some advice.

Also they had a huge interview/hiring event around that time for many positions ranging from bus drivers to teachers to admin. They plan to open 20 additional schools in the next 2 years so I would imagine they have a LOT of people's papers sent to HR for background checks