Once you’ve completed
the dreaded interview, the next thing to do is send a follow up. This shows
your interest in the company, provides you with valuable feedback and
highlights to the interviewers that you respected their time.
The best is to
follow up as quickly as possible with an e-mail. You should follow up for both
in-person and telephonic interviews. The e-mail should be addressed to everyone
who interviewed you and should:
- Thank the interviewers for taking the time to meet with you.
- Reiterate your interest in the company and position.
- Highlight your relevant skills.
- Mention anything you wished you had said, but didn't, during the interview.
- Provide feedback on the interview.
The e-mail should
be short and professional. You need to proof read it to ensure that there
are no spelling or grammatical errors.
Another possibility
is to ask the interviewers to connect via LinkedIn. This may serve you later
even if you didn't get the position.
If you haven’t heard
back in a while once you've sent your follow up mail, send a second follow up
enquiring if your first was received. Don’t start to harass the interviewers as
this creates a negative perception of you as a candidate.
With all your
follow ups, don’t:
- Harass the interviewers. Respect their time and possible workload.
- Go over their heads to someone more senior. You’ll make yourself and the interviewer look bad.
- Be aggressive or disrespectful.
- Be long winded.
- Beg or plead.
- Leave grammatical errors or spelling mistakes.
Here are some links to help you with your follow up:
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