Check out this In Pictures slide show from Forbes Magazine, How to Follow Up After a Job Interview
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In her article for Forbes Magazine, Susan Adams explains How To Ace Your Interview.
Below is an excerpt of Adams’ article
Do not curb your enthusiasm. Win Sheffield, 56, a coach for the last seven years with the career counseling firm The Five O’Clock Club, says a lot of job seekers forget that one of the most crucial parts of interviewing is convincing the hiring manager that you truly desire the job. Interviewers don’t just look for applicants who have the requisite skills and will fit in with a company. Now more than ever, they want candidates who want them.
Sheffield is absolutely right, says Cynthia Bragdon, owner of Urban Indigo, a gift store in Oakland, Calif. “I don’t know why some candidates miss this,” she adds. “Maybe because they think it seems desperate.” She says the most eager applicants quickly make her A list. “If they seem aloof, I get very worried, because any job requires a full commitment,” she explains. “And if they are aloof in an interview, they will probably be aloof to my customers, which is a very bad thing.”
Read on to learn how your illustrate your strengths and enthusiasm
Psychology Today article, Reading Your Hiring Manager: How Much Follow-Up Makes Sense?, Lynn Taylor shows you how to fine-tune your follow-up strategy to suite a specific employer.
Below is an excerpt from Taylor’s article. Read Full Article
Sometimes acing a job interview is like playing poker – you have to know how much to reveal, how much to conceal, and when to call for all cards on the table. If you play them correctly, then you might win the game. But how can you play your cards right when you’re sitting across from an interviewer with the world’s best poker face?
Even before you leave the interview, you can tactfully ask for feedback, as long as you are subtle and the interviewer has a somewhat open style. For example, if the hiring manager is conversational, before leaving, it might be appropriate to say: “This position sounds very exciting to me, and feels like a position I could contribute a lot to. May I ask if you have any initial thoughts on my suitability for the job?” You might also ask where the interview process stands: “Do you anticipate filling this job in the near future – or feel at all comfortable letting me know where you are in your hiring process?”
Watch for verbal as well as non-verbal (body language) cues before getting too inquisitive, or you could seem too aggressive. This is where your good interpersonal skills will come in handy.
About.com Guide Alison Doyle shows job seekers how to Follow Up After Sending a Resume. Doyle also speaks with Recruiters and Employment experts to give readers a variety of opinions on the topic.
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There isn’t an easy answer to the question of whether you should follow up after submitting a resume. I posted the question on the (very useful) Answers section of LinkedIn to see if I could get some insight into whether you should (or shouldn’t) follow up after sending a resume. I received a variety of good answers, both in favor of, and against, following up. In addition, if it makes sense for you to take that extra step in the hiring process, there are good suggestions on how to best follow up after sending a resume.
Chris Dittus, owner of August Communications Consulting, told me “As an HR professional who has received thousands of resumes over the years, I can tell you that there is no ‘one size fits all’ answer to your question (unfortunately!). There are numerous variables at play in these processes, and every organization is a bit different. It’s impossible to know if you will be wasting your time following up on a resume you have sent in response to a job posting, or if it will be the one thing that gives you a small edge over another candidate.”
USAToday article, Follow Up with Employers for a Second Look, Alison Hart gives you employer follow up tips that can help get your resume a second look.
Below is an excerpt from Hart’s article: Read Full Article Here
Get employers to give your resume a second look with these tips:
1. Name your reader. If you didn’t address your initial cover letter to an individual, this is a second chance to get a name. “Many times you don’t even know who you’re sending it to, so who are you following up with?” says Sara Nolfo, an executive recruiter for New York-based Lynne Palmer Executive Recruitment. Do some digging. Call the company and ask the receptionist for the hiring manager’s name.
2. Confirm or deny. In a follow-up letter, you want to determine if the company got your resume, and if there is any interest, says Mark Mehler, co-author of Career Xroads, a directory to Internet job sites. Even if you have the fax confirmation sheet in your hand, a follow-up letter can buy your resume more time with the recruiter. And that’s important.
3. Get your name noticed — again. Recruiters sift through stacks of resumes, and making your name jump out at them works to your advantage. If you’re responding to two ads for the same company, the follow-up letter can distinguish yourself anew. Better yet, network within the company until you find a contact who will deliver your new letter and resume by hand. That way, Mehler says, recruiters “get a little more feedback, a little more impression, which boosts your points before you get through the door.”
Check out this U.S. News and World Report slideshow, 21 Things Hiring Managers Wish You Knew from Alison Green.
Tips from this slideshow include:
About.com Guide, Alison Doyle gives you helpful advice about how to follow up after a job interview.
Stand out from other applicants through careful follow up tasks:
Common practice would be to follow up after in-person and phone interviews. This is also true of connections made at a job fair.
For more tips and a link to sample thank you notes, read more of Doyle’s article, Job Interview Follow Up Tips.
