Interview Tips
How to Act after Interviews
Immediately send a thank-you letter to
each of your interviewers. Sending thank-you letters is professional
and courteous, and will help to make you stand out in the minds
of your interviewers.
Besides, most interviewers expect it; again, it's a good idea
to do what interviewers expect!
Be prepared to
attend at least two rounds of interviews at the same company on
different days.
If you're called back for a second round of interviews, it likely
means that they're interested in hiring you; but, it might also
mean that they're narrowing the competition. Keep up the good work!
Be patient. It's not unusual for interviewers to take weeks to
narrow the competition, if there's no urgency to hire just any
ol' warm body. But, if you don't hear from them in about a week
after your last round of interviews or within 24 hours or so after
they said you'd hear from them, then it's okay to send follow-up
letters.
One follow-up letter per interviewer is sufficient; don't pester,
as the squeaky wheel doesn't always get the oil in this case. If
they're interested in hiring you, they'll contact you without prodding.
But it doesn't hurt to make sure that your job candidacy didn't
fall through the corporate cracks, after waiting a reasonable period
of time. It also shows that you really want the job and are eager
to start.
However, don't call your interviewers without permission. They
might consider it rude of job applicants to interrupt their busy
workday with unsolicited calls.
To the contrary, other career writers might advise you to make
the calls anyway. So, you be the judge; but, first, put yourself
in your interviewer's place. Would you want your busy workday interrupted
by unsolicited calls from a half-dozen or so interviewees?
If you don't hear back from an interviewer after sending a follow-up
letter, then the odds are that he or she is not interested in hiring
you; time to move on to another company.
Good luck on your next interview!
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