Call After Being Interview? 1

[Kocheace]

I recently went on two interviews. The first interview was 3 weeks ago. The HR manager mentioned to me that she was going on vacation(Week Long) immediately after my interview and she also mentioned that the IT department normally takes a long time to make a decision and that they wouldn't make one until she returns.

The second interview was 1 1/2 ago. I haven't heard anything back from either place and was wondering if it would be appropriate to call and inquire if I'm still a candidate, or is that being too aggressive? All responses are welcomed. Advice as well.

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[dilettante]

The bigger the organization, the harder it is to get an answer even if you call.

I got a call at 7AM once, 6 weeks after an interview, saying "be here at 8:00 if you want the job."

That was in 1978, and I have only seen things get ruder since then. Most recently I was asked to review and help weed out a pile of 60 applications for a job at work. After two months, I heard they were asking for new applications again (not having ever contacted any of the original applicants). Two more months have passed and I doubt they have even interviewed anybody yet. Once they do, who knows how long it will be before they choose and notify a candidate, or let the others know they didn't get the job?

Sad thing is, they are pretty desperate for somebody in this spot. Having others fill in and do this job on top of their own is wearing very thin.

This is how businesses are run these days I guess.

 

[pmonett]

Sorry to butt in with a rant, but it seems to me that any company with over 20 employees is not being run in the sense of "managed" these days. It is being run in the sense of "like a headless chicken".
Layoffs and outsourcing are slaughtering what was once referred to as the "corporate history". Unfortunately, that history is what defines the experience of the company as a whole - its true worth on the market.
I believe that a companies value is not the level of its stock, but the collective knowledge of its employees.
And that knowledge is being shredded like there's no tomorrow.

I can only wonder what they are teaching in all those MBA courses. I always thought people were supposed to be intelligent when they got one of those. Oh well, another illusion lost.

Pascal.

 

[cian]

Kocheace, not only do i think it's appropriate but I think it's a very important thing to do.
I always tell people to follow up an interview with a call, usually within 1 week, 2 max.
I think it shows you are eager.

At times you don't want to appear too eager and of course ringing 2-3 times within a few weeks is not good but a short polite phonecall a week later is good, IMHO.





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[LFCfan]

pmonett
I know a number of people that are of the opinion that MBA stands for Mediocre But Arrogant....

 

[TomKane]

I read somewhere that a follow up note/letter/email saying thanks for taking the time to review my application and interview me, etc, etc can have a positive response

 

[fredericofonseca]

Always follow up 1/2 weeks after the interview UNLESS you have been told that the person in charge is going to be on holidays. On that case call 1 week after his/her return.

If you had more than one interview (Technical, HR, Partner) always call the HR person, not the other ones unless you know then personally.




Regards

Frederico Fonseca
SysSoft Integrated Ltd

http://www.syssoft-int.com

 

[CajunCenturion]

I think it's a good practice to ask at the end of your interview, who and when would be the best person to contact to follow up. That shows at the end of the interview that you are still interested in the position, that you will take the initiative to keep in touch, and to keep the communication lines open. Yet at the same time, you avoiding the pitfall of pestering the wrong person at the wrong time. As a side benefit, you also can perhaps get some idea of their time frame.

Otherwise, I would wait at least three business days before the follow up, but not more than one week. Any sooner and it appears that you are in a rush, and any later things have probably staled. The person that I would contact would be the person who contacted me when setting up the interview.

Good Luck
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