One Sentence You Shouldn’t Forget In A Job Interview Follow-Up Letter

9 responses to “One Sentence You Shouldn’t Forget In A Job Interview Follow-Up Letter”

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   EMC2

   June 19, 2012

   I don’t think it makes any difference. I always use this, and almost never get a curtesy call if i’m not selected to go further.

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   1. 

      Drew

      June 19, 2012

      You can usually tell if you’re a good candidate and if you’re likely to succeed without asking for people to call you back or anything like that.

      When applying don’t wait for them to call you, call them a few hours after applying to talk about the position and your suitability to fill it.

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   Ranvens

   June 19, 2012

   Its unfortunate that so many places do not give a courtesy call or letter. Do they not realise that this is a direct reflection on their business and work practice?

   If I went for a job at a few places and then ended up being a potential client of that company, I know I would be steering clear of them in future.

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      Beef

      June 19, 2012

      Playing devil’s advocate, they might not want you coming back in the future.

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3. 

   Mandroid

   June 19, 2012

   In my (not continuous) 25 years of job seeking, I’ve used this phrase in all my requests.
   My realisation was that the employers who responded, would have responded anyway because they were professional, organised, or had personal integrity.

   Your experience may vary, but I found that companies that would not normally respond will not be swayed by this request. Employment agencies almost never let you know, as you are not their paying interest.

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4. 

   Chris

   June 19, 2012

   Am I the only one who has never followed up a job interview?

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5. 

   jon

   June 19, 2012

   Am I the only one who has never had a job interview?

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6. 

   Richard

   June 19, 2012

   Personally I think it makes you sound slightly desperate. If you’re neck and neck with another candidate then, sure, something minuscule like this may be a differentiator (though I doubt it).

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   Latch

   June 20, 2012

   I sometimes try to slip in the question, “Do you mind if I ask how many applicants there are for this position?” Depending on how friendly the interviewers are you might get an accurate answer. If they are a bunch of tools then I would pass on asking.

   If they say a number small (5-10) then I make a point of then asking when they will have conducted all the interviews. “We have the last few today” I make a mental note of this and make sure that I am the first person to make a follow-up call very shortly after the interviews are complete. Although I haven’t had a (formal) interview in some years, I can remember several of them calling me in for a second ‘chat’ simply because I showed a persistant interest in the job.

   Another thing I did was after calling them after the interviews were over I asked them if there was anything they needed clarifying with me. In other words “Is there anything else you needed from me to help in the proces” “Is there anything you needed to ask me in relation to my capabilities of this job”. Most of the time they will say no. But when that one time comes where they say “Actually there was one thing we forgot to ask…” you’re in!!!!

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