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4. Interviews

4.10 FOLLOW UP AFTER INTERVIEWS

What to Know

Every interview is an opportunity to improve your interviewing skills. You can also

maximize your potential for success in every interview. To help you learn from your

experience and to increase your chances for success, do two things at the end of

each interview:

1. Send a thank you note or letter to the interviewer.

2. Take a few notes about how you did.

What to Do

Do these two things right after each interview. Your notes will be most useful if you

make them while the interview is still fresh in your mind. Use the Post Interview

Checklist on the following page. The notes will help you in two ways:

1. If you are called for a second interview, you can easily review what went on

in the ﬁrst. If you note what you wore you can dress appropriately for the

second interview as well.

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2. If you do not get the job, you can review your interview performance and

improve it for the next time.

Only about 5% of those looking for jobs actually send thank you letters. Write a thank

you letter soon after the interview, the same day is best. Be sure to check spelling,

grammar, and punctuation. You can type or hand write this letter. You should tailor

your letter to the culture of the company and the relationship you established with the

interviewer. Send a formal business letter if you feel the interviewer and the company

call for that. If you established a good rapport with the interviewer, send a handwritten

note. As for e-mailing thank you notes, career experts and employers are not in total

agreement, but the company’s culture should guide you. If people in the company

rely heavily on e-mail, your e-mailed thank you will seem appropriate. It is also a

fast solution if you know the company will be making its hiring decision quickly. It

is still a good idea to follow up your e-mailed thank you with a hard-copy version.

The thank you letter is a good way to add anything you forgot, or wish you had said

in the interview. You can reinforce important information that you provided in the

interview. You can state your interest in the job, or you can let the employer know

that you appreciate their time. If you were interviewed by a panel, it is best to send

a thank you letter to each of the interviewers. Be sure to vary the letters by a few

sentences in case they compare them.

P A R T I C I P A N T

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Post Interview Checklist And Thank You Letter