More About Following Up
As discussed in the last post, following up is one of the most important factors in your interview process. Considering how important it is more detail seemed necessary:
When following up to a Job in Boston you are interviewing for you have three options- Hardcopy, Email or Call. A hardcopy tends to be the most thoughtful of the choices. You may choose to type or hand-write your thank-you note. Sometimes emails can be overlooked and sending a hardcopy gives them a reminder of you every time they come across your letter. An email is appropriate if this is how you were in contact with your interviewer to begin with.
You may choose to make a follow-up phone call to the interviewer after the fifth-sixth day. This makes the interviewer aware of your continued interest in the job and is a chance to ask if there is any further information he/she needs from you. If he/she is not available when you call, leave a message on her voice mail.
If you’re past the time they specified to you that you would hear something, this isn’t necessarily cause for alarm. Hiring often ends up taking longer than anticipated and other priorities can intercede.
Just politely follow up, explain you’re very interested but understand that hiring can take time, and ask if they have an updated timeline.
Often times, people seeking Jobs in Boston are too worried about coming across as desperate. It is not desperate to express your interest in the job or check in to ask about the timeline. However, enthusiasm can cross a line if you are calling more than once a week. Too much enthusiasm can be interpreted as sounding like you’re eager to take any job as opposed to this one in particular. It may also give the impression that this is the only option you have.
If you suspect you’re about to get an offer from another company, you should inform your first-choice company that you’re expecting another offer but their position is your first choice, and ask if there’s any way the company can work with you on the timeline. More often, this can speed things up the company interested in you.
My final advice is that you keep up with the job search while you are waiting to hear. You need to be prepared if you are not offered a position, no matter how well your interview went or how interested the company seemed.
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