Interview Follow-Up Tips and Suggestions for Success in Obtaining Your Dream Job Take interview follow-up very seriously as a strategic part of landing the job of your dreams.
Follow-up all interviews, even if they did not go as well as you expected, or you decided that you did not want the job. Interview follow-up will definitely place you ahead of other job candidates who interviewed for the same job, all other things being equal.
Follow-up well in a timely manner.
At the end of your interview, ask the interviewer or panel of interviewers
1) When they will make their decision, and...
2) When you might expect a call for a second interview.
Write down the correct names and titles of every individual who interviewed you, in addition to the receptionist, personal assistant, or executive secretary who served you. Request their business cards or make notes of their information in a small notebook. Interviewers, and even company presidents, will ask the receptionist what he or she thought of you as a job candidate and as a person. Make a good impression on everyone there.
- Write individual thank-you note cards or letters to each person who interviewed you within 24 hours. Say something slightly different in each one to make them sound individualized.
- Write thank you notes after every interview, even if you do not want to job. This will help make you known in the business world as someone who has class! It will make good business contacts for you.
- Find out whether snail mail, email, or FAX is the best way to get hold of the interviewer(s). Ask the receptionist. Proofread your thank-you letters or cards before sending them and make 100% sure that there are no grammar or spelling errors.
- In your thank-you letters, write that you appreciate the company's interest in you and re-state why you think you are the best candidate for the job.
- Call all your references before you apply for jobs and ask their permission to use their names, addresses and phone numbers.
- Continue to search for jobs and go on interviews, even if your interview went so well that you think the company is definitely going to hire you. You do not know that for sure, and you do not want to lose momentum in the job market while you are waiting for a job that hired someone else.
- Stay visible in your business by continuing to look for other job and career opportunities, even after you have been hired. Stay informed about the job market and your industry, because you will be able to use the information to help yourself and others.
- Do additional interview follow-up after the thank-you letters or notes have been received. Allow 48-72 hours after mailing, then make a telephone call to the interviewer and ask about the position. Re-state your assets during your telephone calls.
- Be patient, but persistent. The hiring process often takes a while.
- Consistently continue your follow-up efforts until the job is filled. Just don't call every day. If an employer tells you it may take 30 to 60 days to fill a position, you can certainly call once a week, however.
- Do not forget about the company if you do not receive a job offer or the job-offer package does not work out for you for some reason. This is an important business contact.
- Small employers are as important as large corporations in the realm of business contacts. Add your interviewer into your business circle and ask them to keep you in theirs for the future. Ask them for referrals to other contacts.
- You can use job interviews to gain important information for your future about business trends, plans being made by new companies, etc., not only for obtaining a new job.
THANK YOU LETTERS and THANK YOU CARDS
You must use your judgment about whether to write letters, use email, or prepare handwritten thank-you cards for interview follow-up. However, it is always wise to send a handwritten letter or card and then quickly follow it with one of the other methods of contact and thanks.
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