Never hear back after an interview? 11 strategies for following up: Knowing when and how to follow up after an interview remains a mystery to most of us. Here are 12 tips to increase your effectiveness during the follow up process: 1) The best strategy to follow up with an employer is to send a thank you note to everyone you met with. 2) Ask when you can expect to hear back at the end of an interview and use that as a framework when following up. 3) Oftentimes, the employer will mention a time sooner that you can expect to hear from him. The deadline may be delayed for any number of reasons such as the office being closed for a holiday, a key decision maker was out of the office or the company was swamped with work unexpectedly. 4) Don’t leave multiple phone messages for anyone. 5) Leave one message, wait a few days and call back if you don’t hear anything. 6) Generally, wait three business days to follow up again if you haven’t heard back. 7) Try to follow up at different times of the day. 8) Use different methods, such as phone and email, when following up again after an initial message. 9) The post interview time is an especially sensitive one. We would like to remain on the employers mind but not be too aggressive in our follow through. 10) If you are not hired, try to stay in touch with the person. Use the light touch at first: Email occasional articles to the person as an FYI or share other information that may be helpful. 11) After you have solidified a professional rapport even if you don’t get the job, invite the person to connect through LinkedIn. A person’s career takes many winding roads and you never know where he or she will end up. By having him or her as a contact, you never know if she will be able to help you in her current situation or in the future.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:17:04 +0000
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