Quick Tip
ps: Follo
ow Up with
w
Em
mployer
BASIC TIPS:
o I follow up with a company
y after submitting a resume?
?
How do
• A personall phone calll, email, or written le
etter is a good idea since it
attaches an individual person to your resum
me. This sttep can be crucial in
se
etting you apart from
m the otherr applicants
s.
• Don’t conttinually con
ntact a pers
son since that
t
can po
otentially tu
urn them off.
o
Y
You
want to
o let them know you are
a interes
sted in worrking for the company
y,
but you don
n’t want to be a pest.
d wait a few
w days to a week afte
er calling or
o sending an
• Generally you should
a
at contacting
g the company.
email or notte, before you make a second attempt
r
some
eone, but you
y
don’t want
w
to be
Itt’s a good idea to try until you reach
pushy.
ent, but NO
OT aggress
sive.
• Be persiste
How do
o I follow up after a job interview?
a intervie
ew, get the interviewe
er’s contac
ct informatiion
• At the conclusion of an
ss card.
and busines
n and ask
• Understand the interrviewer’s time frame for filling the position
th
hem aboutt his/her prreferred me
ethod of co
ommunicattion for following up.
• Send a hand-written, personal Thank You
u note the SAME
S
DAY of the
in
nterview if possible. That
T
way, the
t
intervie
ewer will get it within
n a couple of
o
days and kn
now that yo
ou are truly intereste
ed in the jo
ob and enth
husiastic ab
bout
he compan
ny.
th
• In the Thank You notte, you can
n tell a bit more abou
ut yourself and provid
de
so
ome insigh
ht into who
o are you.
• Take the time to writte a concise and well written no
ote.
• These lette
ers demonstrate interest in and
d commitment to the position th
hat
you are see
eking.
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ollow Up wiith Employer Cont.d
s
I sa
ay in a Th
hank You Note?
N
What should
• You should
d reference
e the position. This will remind the
t
intervie
ewer of your
in
nterest.
• Thank them
m for theirr time.
• Mention th
he “next ste
ep,” and trry to establish future contact.
• Restate yo
our interestt and enthu
usiasm in the
t
position
n.
• Take advantage of th
he opportunity to sell yourself AGAIN.
A
• Send a notte to EACH
H PERSON you
y
interviewed with.
• Spell name
es correctly
y. Take the
e time to write
w
down everyone’s
s names
during the interview. Address
A
the letters sp
pecifically to
t each person.
Should I follow up
u after a Thank Yo
ou Note?
• A week or so after se
ending a Th
hank You note,
n
if you
u don’t hear from the
in
nterviewer,, follow up with a pho
one call or email to sa
ay hello an
nd restate your
y
in
nterest in the
t
position
n.
• If that doe
esn’t work, then many
y experts advise
a
you to move on.
o
REMEM
MBER:
• Treat the job
j
search like a colle
ege course.
• Devote the
e time to fo
ollow up with a poten
ntial employer, since it could ma
ake
all the differrence in landing the job
j
you wa
ant.
• DON’T GIV
VE UP!
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