Tired of waiting to hear back regarding your job application or interview?

Create a follow up process and stick to it!

We have all been there - you knock the interview out of the park and are now awaiting the phone call or email with next steps or, better yet, a job offer. How can you ensure that you are following up appropriately and not becoming overwhelming to the employer (or seemingly desperate)?

Create a follow up process.

Upon conclusion of the interview, it is imperative that you ask the interviewer for a business card. This is an integral part of starting the follow up process. If the interviewer is unable to provide, you can always rely on the contact that set you up for the interview and request the thank you letter be relayed to them.There are many reasons that the business card is essential. For one, sending a thank you letter immediately following the interview (or within 24 hours max).

The Thank You Letter is a formal part of the interview process but also is just a genuinely cordial thing to do after being afforded an opportunity to meet with the potential employer. Two, you never know how the process is going to shake out and could hold onto this persons contact information for future positions or networking. At any rate, the thank you letter can serve as the initial follow up. If you sent the thank you letter on Monday - then Monday becomes your weekly follow up day.

I would then suggest sending a follow up email to the interviewer/point of contact that expresses your appreciation of the interview last week, provides any updates on your current status, asks if they have any additional questions and ultimately a request to keep you posted on the next steps in the process.

When the following Monday comes, if nothing has changed, then send an additional follow up email (just to touch base). Depending on the circumstances, this may change (i.e. if the employer had responded to you at an earlier time) and you may have to adjust your strategy. However, this follow up email can just be a reiteration of a previous follow up email and include any updates with regard to your current status.

The fourth follow up, provided no communication has happened between you and the employer, should be a phone call/voicemail. If the employer does not respond after this final follow up, then it is okay to let go. You have completed your professional follow up process.

Continue to apply to other positions of interest and know that there is still a chance you could be offered a position with the company. It is likely that they may be passing on your candidacy, but it is not a definite. DO NOT become hostile or aggressive as this will surely seal your fate (and they may have been seriously considering you before doing so).

If all else fails, hire a Resume Writer/Coach to guide you through the process and to advise you every step of the way.

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