has anyone tried adding partners / interviewers on Linkedin after an interview and they never accepted the request and still come out with a positive outcome (e.g., an offer)?
Many people use LinkedIn on a completely professional level and will only connect with people who are significant people they work with/network with regularly rather than adding everyone.
At the moment, this is a bit like you meeting a friend's friend down the pub for the first time and you adding them to Facebook. Many people wouldn't accept that kind of connection as they are not part of your network yet - they don't know you well enough yet. LinkedIn is like this but a super charged version where their professional reputation also needs to be considered.
Although many will not care and add you freely, many other choose not to connect with interviewees whether successful or not. In fact, many of them don't even connect with trainees until they qualify into their department.
This is nothing to do with you, and only everything with how an individual wants to manage the people they connect with (and rightfully so).
