Job Interviews -- How to Follow Up EffectivelyWritten by Mary Brent
Getting a job is not just about your performance in an interview. The post-interview follow up you do has a critical role in a successful job hunt. Here's how to do it effectively. On day of interview or at most next day, send a thank you note to each of interviewers. Apart from saying that you're keen to take up job, mention two or three of your key strengths or skills that are directly useful for position. During interview, you should find out how soon they plan to have a person in place. Ask "In what timeframe do you expect to make a decision?" That'll give you an idea about how much time is involved. Schedule your follow-up depending on this information. If interviewer says they'll make a decision in two to three months' time, it makes no sense to follow up daily or even weekly. Keep common sense in mind. If you were interviewer, would you like to receive three calls a day from a candidate? You certainly won't. On other hand, don't go to other extreme and not follow up for a month either. Follow up with right person. That means, talk to decision maker. If you're following up with someone who's got little influence over hiring decision, you're wasting your time. Think about kind of job and organization you're targeting. Does job demand aggression and initiative? If so, you may actually be required to follow up in a persistent manner before you're extended a job offer.
| | Job Interviews -- The Real Reasons Why You Need to Follow UpWritten by Mary Brent
Effective follow-up after a job interview is often a key reason why someone gets a job, even though there are other equally qualified candidates. Many candidates treat follow up as an optional add-on to their job search. Read on to see why that's just not case. There are several reasons why you should follow up. Sometimes, out of sight is really out of mind. Your phone call or letter can help interviewer remember you over other candidates. We like to believe that hiring decisions are made logically and not influenced by extraneous considerations like whether you follow-up. In practice, that's rarely case, as most executives involved in recruitment will tell you. Following up will ensure top-of-mind recall. That is sometime enough to give you an edge over competition. Also consider that while getting a job may be a top priority for you, hiring a new hand might be a very urgent need for employer. Even if it is a priority for organization, it might get lost in all day-to-day fires decision maker has to deal with. A phone call from you might be what it takes to give decision higher priority.
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