Most interview guides focus on the actions that a job
seeker must take before the job interview, but very
few include after job interview strategy. The first
thing that a job seeker should do after his or her job
interview is to write a note of thanks to the
interviewer. This note of thanks should follow a
format that completes all the required tasks of a note
like this. The first task of course, is to express
appreciation for the interview. Simply stating
something along the lines of “thank you for your time
on Tuesday” should fit that bill nicely. Second, the
thank you note should express continued interest in
the position. Writing something like “after learning
about the job, I am more interested in the opportunity
than ever” is a good way to do that.
The after job interview note should then invite the
interviewer to contact the job seeker to set up
another interview. Something like “I am looking
forward to speaking to you or your colleagues again as
the hiring process moves forward. Feel free to give me
a call to set up another meeting.” Last but not least,
the job interview thank you note should provide the
interviewer with something that sets you apart from
the rest of the thank you notes that he or she will
undoubtedly receive. One efficient way to do this is
to include a small piece of information called the
informational gift in the job interview thank you
note. This is nothing more than a simple tidbit of
knowledge -- like a contact name, a link to a
website, or an article from the Web -- that you
believe would be of interest to the interviewer.
More After The Job Interview Strategy
Your after job interview thank you note should include
the information, introduced by something like the
following line. “During our conversation, you
mentioned that you would be spending a lot of time in
the Chicago branch of your company. I’ve included the
names of some of my favorite steakhouses in Chicago,
and hope that you can get a chance to visit a couple
of them while you are there.” This kind of addition to
your interview thank you note lets the interviewer
know that you paid attention to the things he or she
said in the interview. What’s more, it makes the
interviewer look forward to more contact with you.
Having the interviewer interested in hearing from you
again is an important consideration. Because during
the job hiring process, you may have to wait weeks or
even months between the interview and the decision to
hire. This delay could be a result of internal
politics or budget constraints or even simple
personnel schedule issues. But for whatever the
reason, you cannot let the delay cause you to fall off
the employer’s radar screen. While the other
candidates go into the company and get their
interviews, you should periodically check into the
company and get feedback on the decision status.
Creating the expectation that your communications will
contain valuable information makes these inquiries
much more likely to be productive.
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